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TAXES ON INCOME (Narrative) (Details) ₪ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 ILS (₪)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Period of tax exemption	2 years	2 years
Period in which investment must be made	3 years	3 years
Minimum qualifying investment \| ₪		₪ 300
Experation period since approval	14 years	14 years
Experation period since enterpise began operating	12 years	12 years
Experation period since beginning of the year of election	14 years	14 years
Foreign investors'' company tax benefits period	12 years	12 years
Effective corporate income tax rate	25.00%	25.00%	26.50%	26.50%
Valuation allowance	$ 110,143		$ 97,899
Net operating losses	211,187
Israeli capital loss	7,870
Accrued interest and penalties	902
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	$ 4,362		$ 3,722
Tax Year 2017 [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Effective corporate income tax rate	24.00%	24.00%
Tax Year 2018 [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Effective corporate income tax rate	23.00%	23.00%
Minimum [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Foreign investors' company tax benefits pecent	10.00%	10.00%
Maximum [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Foreign investors' company tax benefits pecent	25.00%	25.00%
First Two Years [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Foreign investors' company tax benefits pecent	10.00%	10.00%
First Two Years [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Foreign investors' company tax benefits pecent	25.00%	25.00%
Preferred enterprise [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
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Amended tax rate 2014 and thereafter	20.00%
Preferred enterprise [Member] \| Development Area [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Amended tax rate 2014 and thereafter	9.00%
Preferred Technological Enterprise income [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Tax rate reduction percent	12.00%	12.00%
Law For Encouragement Of Industry Taxes [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Industrial company defined as a company resident in Israel based on minimum percentage of income derived from an industrial enterprise owned by it	20.00%
Amortization period for know-how and patents	8 years	8 years
Amortization period for deferred stock issuance costs	3 years	3 years
Norway [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Net operating losses	$ 12,700
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	650
Brazil [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Net operating losses	$ 74,196
Annual limit against taxable income	30.00%
Domestic Country [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Net operating losses	$ 845
Domestic Country [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Net operating losses expiration date	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Domestic Country [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Taxes On Income [Line Items]
Net operating losses expiration date	Dec. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2026