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Taxes on Income (Narrative) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Beneficial Enterprise [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Beneficial Enterprise [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Preferred Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Special Preferred Enterprise [Member] | Aug. 31, 2013 Israel Tax Reform [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Manufacturing Plant [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Research and Development Center [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Development Area A [Member] Preferred Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Development Area A [Member] Preferred Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Development Area A [Member] Special Preferred Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Rest of Country [Member] Preferred Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Rest of Country [Member] Preferred Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Rest of Country [Member] Special Preferred Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Beneficial Enterprise [Member] ILS | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Expansion [Member] ILS | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Specific Foreign Market [Member] Beneficial Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Beneficial Enterprise [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Expansion [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Specific Foreign Market [Member] Beneficial Enterprise [Member]
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate | 25.00% | 25.00% | 24.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years of tax exemption |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  | 10 years | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate increase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum percent of taxable income for the plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax exemption |  |  |  | $ 50,683,000 | $ 30,779,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax liability |  |  |  | 12,671,000 | 7,695,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years of benefited tax rate under the alternative benefits method for the research and development center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate tax on cash dividends distributed from exempted profits | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding tax deduction from cash dividends distributed from benefited profits | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate tax on cash dividends distributed from exempted profits as of 2014 |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenue from one country to receive tax benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  | 75.00%
Market size criteria to receive tax benefits, number of residents (people) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |
Required investment in production machinery and equipment to receive tax benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300 | 300 |  |  |  |
Time allowed to meet investment in production machinery and equipment to receive tax benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years |
Tax rate in 2011-2012 tax years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate in 2013-2014 tax years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  | 12.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate 2014 and thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.50% |  |  | 9.00% |  | 5.00% | 16.00% |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate as from 2015 tax year for maximum of 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |  | 12.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to deferred tax balance relating to changes in tax rate | $ 399,000 | $ (58,000) | $ 65,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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