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Shareholders' Equity (Share Option Plan) (Details) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2007 | Jul. 31, 2004 | Oct. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital gains tax | 25.00%silc_CapitalGainsTax |  |  |  |
Share Option Plan (2004) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Option expiration term | 10 years |  |  |  |
Shares authorized |  |  | 582,750us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = silc_ShareOptionPlan2004Member | 282,750us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = silc_ShareOptionPlan2004Member |
Additional shares authorized |  | 500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = silc_ShareOptionPlan2004Member |  |  |
Conversion rate | 1:1 |  |  |  |
2013 Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares authorized |  |  |  |  | 500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = silc_ShareOptionPlan2013Member

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- Definition Describe the conversion features of common stock if such stock is convertible. That is, shares of common stock into which another convertible security was converted, or shares of common stock into which another class of common stock was converted. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 30 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21506-112644 + Details
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- Definition Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, 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)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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