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Taxes On Income (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Taxes On Income [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Income Before Taxes On Income
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Income  before taxes on income:
                 
Domestic
  $ 95,226     $ 160,749     $ 186,444  
    Foreign
    8,778       38,612       60,886  
    $ 104,004     $ 199,361     $ 247,330  
Schedule Of Taxes On Income
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Taxes on income:
                 
Current taxes:
                 
Domestic
  $ 13,896     $ 26,842     $ 30,006  
    Foreign
    1,328       16,616       15,350  
      15,224       43,458       45,356  
Adjustment for previous years:
                       
Domestic
    2,009       (3,889 )     (6,491 )
    Foreign
    (2,308 )     1,885       91  
      )     )     (6,400 )
Deferred income taxes:
                       
Domestic
    (2,861 )     (10,303 )     (3,763 )
    Foreign
    1,560       (7,114 )     2,916  
      (1,301 )     (17,417 )     (847 )
    $ 13,624     $ 24,037     $ 38,109  
Schedule Of Uncertain Tax Positions
   
2011
   
2010
 
Balance at the beginning of the year
  $ 48,791     $ 33,348  
Additions related to interest
    405       1,801  
Additions based on tax positions taken during a prior period
    5,336       6,022  
Reduction related to tax positions taken during a prior period
    (3,746 )     (4,252 )
Reductions related to settlement of tax matters
    (4,684 )     (1,508 )
Additions based on tax positions taken during the current period
    8,305       6,862  
Reduction related to a lapse of applicable statute of limitation
    (1,224 )     -  
Additions related to acquisitions
    -       6,518  
Balance at the end of the year
  $ 53,183     $ 48,791  
Schedule Of Deferred Income Taxes
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Income  before taxes as reported in the consolidated statements of income
  $ 104,004     $ 199,361     $ 247,330  
Statutory tax rate
    24 %     25 %     26 %
Theoretical tax expense
  $ 24,961     $ 49,840     $ 64,306  
Tax benefit arising from reduced rate as an "Approved and Privileged Enterprise" and other tax benefits (*)
    (11,451 )     (20,528 )     (31,712 )
Tax adjustment in respect of different tax rates for foreign subsidiaries
    2,721       5,382       5,663  
Changes in carry-forward losses and valuation allowance
    (125 )     (8,066 )     (1,506 )
Increase in taxes resulting from non-deductible expenses
    1,105       3,020       3,133  
Difference in basis of measurement for financial reporting and tax return purposes
    (2,375 )     (3,370 )     4,124  
Taxes in respect of prior years (**)
    )     )     (6,400 )
Other differences, net
    (938 )     (238 )     501  
Actual tax expenses
  $ 13,624     $ 24,037     $ 38,109  
Effective tax rate
    13.10 %     12.06 %     15.4 %
(*)       Net earnings per share – amounts of the benefit resulting from the Approved and Privileged Enterprises
 
            Basic
  $ 0.27     $ 0.48     $ 0.75  
            Diluted
  $ 0.27     $ 0.47     $ 0.74  
                         
 (**)   Taxes in respect of prior years: