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SHARE CAPITAL (Summary of Option and Restricted Stock Granted to Employees) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2010 Employees [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Employees [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 2010 [Member] Employees [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 2010 [Member] Employees [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 [Member] Employees [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 [Member] Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  |  | 2,944,000 | 1,016,000 | 428,000 | 400,000 | 1,100,000
Minimum exercise price |  |  | $ 6.32 |  |  | $ 6.32 |  |
Maximum exercise price |  |  |  |  | $ 6.9 | $ 9.66 |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 4 years |  | 3 years | 4 years | 3 years | 4 years
Fair value of common stock at grant date | $ 8,600 | $ 7,800 |  |  | $ 5,673 | $ 2,147 | $ 2,288 | $ 6,292
Expiration period |  |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years |  |

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- Definition Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 123R -Paragraph 64 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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