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Financial Expenses, Net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Financial Expenses, Net [Abstract] |
Financial Expenses, Net | Note 24 - FINANCIAL EXPENSES, NET
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on long-term bank debt |  | $ | (7,214 | ) |  | $ | (6,968 | ) |  | $ | (8,723 | )
Interest on Series A Notes |  |  | (5,753 | ) |  |  | (4,395 | ) |  |  | - |
Interest on short-term bank credit and loans |  |  | (3,802 | ) |  |  | (1,699 | ) |  |  | (1,445 | )
Gain (loss) on marketable securities |  |  | (2,464 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,292 |
Gain (loss) from exchange rate differences and capitalization |  |  | 7,565 |  |  |  | (9,094 | ) |  |  | (699 | )
Other |  |  | (10,839 | ) |  |  | (4,330 | ) |  |  | (12,260 | )
|  | $ | (22,507 | ) |  |  | (26,486 | ) |  |  | (21,835 | )
Income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on cash, cash equivalents and bank deposits |  |  | 2,579 |  |  |  | 3,224 |  |  |  | 3,020 |
Other |  |  | 6,359 |  |  |  | 2,011 |  |  |  | 3,230 |
|  |  | 8,938 |  |  |  | 5,235 |  |  |  | 6,250 |
|  | $ | (13,569 | ) |  | $ | (21,251 | ) |  | $ | (15,585 | )

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