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AGREEMENTS WITH PFIZER (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Oct. 12, 2015
Revenue Recognized Over Designated Period |  |  |  | $ 4.6 |  |
Proceeds from Collaborators |  | $ 60.0 |  |  |  |
Milestone Payment | $ 25.0 |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements, Performance Period |  |  | 14 years |  |  |
Protalix Bio Therapeutics Incorporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement Profit Share Percentage | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |
Collaboration Operation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.3
Pfizer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | 5,649,079 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 4.3 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Net Asset (Liability), Total | 46.0 |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Fair Value Disclosure, Total | 6.1 |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure | 39.9 |  |  |  |  |
Upon Filing of Pediatric Investigation Plan to EMA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Collaborators | $ 5.0 |  | $ 5.0 |  |  |
Upon FDAApproval [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Milestone Payment |  |  |  |  | $ 25.0 |

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