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Geographic areas and major customers (Sales to Single Customers Exceeding 10% of Sales) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Sales	[1]	$ 82,738	$ 75,622	$ 73,298
Customer A [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Sales		$ 16,320	$ 18,083	$ 24,512
[1] Including sales to related parties in the amount of US$ 851 thousand, US$ 1,041 thousand and US$ 1,154 thousand in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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