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CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Sale of Telematics Wireless Ltd.) (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2007 | Feb. 10, 2011 | Dec. 21, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2008 | Apr. 30, 2014
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposit in escrow, amount |  |  |  |  | $ 4,900,000itrn_EscrowDepositAmount |  |
Sale of Telematics Wireless Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of shareholdings | 80,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = itrn_TelematicsWirelessLtdMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment Escrow Amount [Member] | Sale of Telematics Wireless Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposit in escrow, amount | 5,000,000itrn_EscrowDepositAmount / itrn_DisposalGroupAdditionalInformationAxis = itrn_AdjustmentEscrowAmountMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = itrn_TelematicsWirelessLtdMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow Amount [Member] | Sale of Telematics Wireless Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposits | 7,500,000us-gaap_EscrowDeposit / itrn_DisposalGroupAdditionalInformationAxis = itrn_EscrowAmountMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = itrn_TelematicsWirelessLtdMember |  |  |  |  |  |
ST Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price adjustment, arbitrator amount |  | 4,400,000itrn_PurchasePriceAdjustmentSettlementAmount / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposit disbursements |  |  |  | 200,000itrn_EscrowDepositDisbursements / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |  |  |
Escrow deposit disbursements to purchaser |  |  |  |  | 4,650,000itrn_EscrowDepositDisbursementsToPurchaser / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |  |
Damages sought by purchaser |  |  | 4,300,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |  |  |  |
Damages sought by purchaser although no damages were incurred |  |  | 4,300,000itrn_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtWithNoDamagesIncurredValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |  |  |  |
Possible loss |  |  | 10,300,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |  |  |  |
ST Ltd. [Member] | Sale of Telematics Wireless Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price adjustment, purchaser claim amount |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000itrn_PurchasePriceAdjustmentPurchaserClaimAmount / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = itrn_TelematicsWirelessLtdMember / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |
Purchase price adjustment, amount recognized |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000itrn_PurchasePriceAdjustmentAmountRecognized / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = itrn_TelematicsWirelessLtdMember / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |
ST Ltd. [Member] | Adjustment Escrow Amount [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposit disbursements, including interest, to purchaser |  |  |  |  | 4,400,000itrn_EscrowDepositDisbursementsIncludingAccruedInterestToPurchaser / itrn_DisposalGroupAdditionalInformationAxis = itrn_AdjustmentEscrowAmountMember / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = itrn_StLtdMember |  |
Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposit disbursements, including interest |  | 572,000itrn_EscrowDepositDisbursementsIncludingAccruedInterest / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |  |  |  | 4,900,000itrn_EscrowDepositDisbursementsIncludingAccruedInterest / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Company [Member] | Escrow Amount [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities, Liens and Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposit disbursements |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000itrn_EscrowDepositDisbursements / itrn_DisposalGroupAdditionalInformationAxis = itrn_EscrowAmountMember / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |

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