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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract] |
Summary Of Share Option Activity Under The Stock Option Plan |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | Number of options |  |  | Weighted average exercise price |  |  | Number of options |  |  | Weighted average exercise price |  |  | Number of options |  |  | Weighted average exercise price |
Outstanding – beginning of the year |  |  | 1,450,890 |  |  | $ | 37.07 |  |  |  | 1,635,305 |  |  | $ | 35.96 |  |  |  | 1,858,250 |  |  | $ | 35.24 |
Granted |  |  | 30,000 |  |  |  | 35.21 |  |  |  | 63,300 |  |  |  | 50.74 |  |  |  | 28,000 |  |  |  | 52.23 |
Exercised |  |  | (69,898 | ) |  |  | 33.19 |  |  |  | (226,965 | ) |  |  | 32.41 |  |  |  | (223,020 | ) |  |  | 32.53 |
Forfeited |  |  | (25,500 | ) |  |  | 51.83 |  |  |  | (20,750 | ) |  |  | 42.33 |  |  |  | (27,925 | ) |  |  | 31.91 |
Outstanding – end of the year |  |  | 1,385,492 |  |  | $ | 36.95 |  |  |  | 1,450,890 |  |  | $ | 37.07 |  |  |  | 1,635,305 |  |  | $ | 35.96 |
Options exercisable at the end of the year |  |  | 1,271,266 |  |  | $ | 36.07 |  |  |  | 1,292,806 |  |  | $ | 35.17 |  |  |  | 963,289 |  |  | $ | 34.70 |
Summary Of Options Outstanding Separated Into Ranges Of Exercise Prices |
|  |  | Options outstanding |  |  | Options exercisable |
Exercise price |  |  | Number of options |  |  | Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) |  |  | Weighted average exercise price per share |  |  | Number of options |  |  | Weighted average exercise price per share |
| $33.10 - $63.85 |  |  |  | 1,385,492 |  |  |  | 1.24 |  |  | $ | 36.95 |  |  |  | 1,271,266 |  |  | $ | 36.07 |
Compensation Expenses Before Tax |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Cost of revenues |  | $ | 1,785 |  |  | $ | 924 |  |  | $ | 2,353 |
R&D and marketing expenses |  |  | 425 |  |  |  | 458 |  |  |  | 954 |
General and administration expenses |  |  | 1,116 |  |  |  | 614 |  |  |  | 1,904 |
|  | $ | 3,326 |  |  | $ | 1,996 |  |  | $ | 5,211 |
Weighted Average Exercise Price And Fair Value Of Options Granted |
|  | Less than market price |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Weighted average exercise price per share |  | $ | 35.21 |  |  | $ | 50.74 |  |  | $ | 52.23 |
Weighted average fair value per share on grant date |  | $ | 8.45 |  |  | $ | 12.12 |  |  | $ | 11.99 |
Computation Of Basic And Diluted Net Earnings Per Share |
| F. | Computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share:
|  | Year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | Year ended December 31, 2010 |
|  | Net income to shareholders of ordinary shares |  |  | Weighted average number of shares (*) |  |  | Per Share amount |  |  | Net income to shareholders of ordinary shares |  |  | Weighted average number of shares (*) |  |  | Per Share amount |  |  | Net income to shareholders of ordinary shares |  |  | Weighted average number of shares (*) |  |  | Per Share amount |
Basic net earnings |  | $ | 167,879 |  |  |  | 42,190 |  |  | $ | 3.98 |  |  | $ | 90,288 |  |  |  | 42,764 |  |  | $ | 2.11 |  |  | $ | 183,498 |  |  |  | 42,645 |  |  | $ | 4.30 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee stock options |  |  | - |  |  |  | 87 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 367 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 572 |  |  |  |  |
Diluted net earnings |  | $ | 167,879 |  |  |  | 42,277 |  |  | $ | 3.97 |  |  | $ | 90,288 |  |  |  | 43,131 |  |  | $ | 2.09 |  |  | $ | 183,498 |  |  |  | 43,217 |  |  | $ | 4.25 |
(*) In thousands

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