Increase of credit facility for bank guarantees.

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- Definition

Increase allowed discounting activities of LC receivables.

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- Definition

Libor spread.

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- Definition

Represents the line of credit covenant related to allowed discounting activities of the entity's main Indian customer long-term receivables.

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- Definition

Represents the line of credit maximum borrowing capacity after reduction.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16))
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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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LOAN AND CREDIT LINES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit agreement	$ 50,200	$ 50,200	$ 56,000
Line of credit outstanding amount	17,000	17,000	34,922
Increase allowed discounting activities of LC receivables	94,000
Increase of credit facility for bank guarantees		$ 50,200
Maximum [Member] \| Libor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Libor spread		3.40%
Minimum [Member] \| Libor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Libor spread		3.30%
Line Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding amount				$ 73,500
Maximum bank guarantees				$ 40,200
Line of credit covenant, allowed discounting	54,000	$ 54,000	$ 20,000
Loan amount after reduction	$ 50,000	$ 50,000