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Property, Plant And Equipment, Net (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant And Equipment, Net [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment, Net

   
December 31,
  
   
2011
    
2010
  
Cost (1):
            
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements (2)
   $ 361,246     $ 351,748  
Instruments, machinery and equipment (3)
     629,290       583,535  
Office furniture and other
     76,939       72,995  
Motor vehicles and airplanes
     131,106       104,551  
      1,198,581       1,112,829  
Accumulated depreciation
     (680,973 )     (608,978 )
Depreciated cost
   $ 517,608     $ 503,851  

Depreciation expenses for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $93,666, $84,412 and $82,497, respectively.

 
(1)
Net of investment grants received (mainly for instruments, machinery and equipment) in the amounts of $29,367 and $29,084 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
                       (2)       Set forth below is additional information regarding the real estate owned or leased by the Company (in   square feet):

   
Israel (a)
    
U.S. (b)
    
Other
Countries (c)
  
Owned
     2,193,000       713,000       1,063,000  
Leased
     2,024,000       618,000       300,000  

 
(a)
Includes offices, development and engineering facilities, manufacturing facilities, maintenance facilities, hangar facilities and a landing strip in various locations in Israel used by Elbit Systems' Israeli subsidiaries.
 
(b)
Includes offices, development and engineering facilities, manufacturing facilities and maintenance facilities of Elbit Systems of America primarily in Texas, New Hampshire, Florida, Alabama and Virginia.
 
(c)
Includes offices, design and engineering facilities and manufacturing facilities, mainly in Europe, Brazil, Australia and Asia.

 
(3)
Includes equipment produced by the Company for its own use in the aggregate amount of         $173,649 and $167,248 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.