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Taxes On Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Taxes On Income [Abstract]

Schedule Of Income Before Taxes On Income

		Year ended December 31,
		2012				2011				2010
Income before taxes on income:
Domestic		$	159,330			$	95,226			$	160,749
Foreign			17,712				8,778				38,612
		$	177,042			$	104,004			$	199,361

Schedule Of Taxes On Income

		Year ended December 31,
		2012				2011				2010
Current taxes:
Domestic		$	12,957			$	13,896			$	26,842
Foreign			6,454				1,328				16,616
			19,411				15,224				43,458
Adjustment for previous years:
Domestic			(4,898	)			2,009				(3,889	)
Foreign			(633	)			(2,308	)			1,885
			(5,531	)			(299	)			(2,004	)
Deferred income taxes:
Domestic			6,686				(2,861	)			(10,303	)
Foreign			(3,467	)			1,560				(7,114	)
			3,219				(1,301	)			(17,417	)
Total taxes on income from continuing operation		$	17,099			$	13,624			$	24,037
Total:
Domestic		$	14,745			$	13,044			$	12,650
Foreign		2,354					580			11,387
Total taxes on income from continuing operation		$	17,099			$	13,624			$	24,037

Schedule Of Uncertain Tax Positions

		2012				2011
Balance at the beginning of the year		$	53,183			$	48,791
Additions related to interest and currency  transaction			3,695				405
Additions based on tax positions taken during a prior period			5,925				5,336
Reduction related to tax positions taken during a prior period			(8,660	)			(3,746	)
Reductions related to settlement of tax matters			(117	)			(4,684	)
Additions based on tax positions taken during the current period			5,998				8,305
Reduction related to a lapse of applicable statute of limitation			(7,426	)			(1,224	)
Balance at the end of the year		$	52,599			$	53,183

Schedule Of Deferred Income Taxes

						Deferred (1)  Tax Asset (Liability)
		Total				Current				Non-current
As of December 31, 2012
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves and allowances		$	41,190			$	10,451			$	30,739
Inventory allowances			6,345				6,345				-
Property, plant and equipment			7,414				1,317				6,097
Other assets			17,819				6,899				10,920
Net operating loss carry-forwards			18,989				7,399				11,590
			91,757				32,411				56,346
Valuation allowance			(3,527	)			(610	)			(2,917	)
Net deferred tax assets			88,230				31,801				56,429
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets			(33,064	)			-				(33,064	)
Property, plant and equipment			(18,882	)			(18	)			(18,864	)
Reserves and allowances			(4,134	)			(461	)			(3,673	)
			(56,080	)			(479	)			(55,601	)
Net deferred tax assets		$	32,150			$	31,322			$	828
As of December 31, 2011
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves and allowances		$	45,069			$	15,939			$	29,130
Inventory allowances			6,328				6,328				-
Property, plant and equipment			4,134				1,087				3,047
Other			22,415				10,242				12,173
Net operating loss carry-forwards			20,881				1,667				19,214
			98,827				35,263				65,564
Valuation allowance			(1,302	)			-				(1,302	)
Net deferred tax assets			97,525				35,263				63,564
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets			(40,386	)			-				(40,386	)
Property, plant and equipment			(17,737	)			-				(17,737	)
Reserves and allowances			-				-				-
			(58,123	)			-				(58,123	)
Net deferred tax assets		$	39,402			$	35,263			$	4,139

Schedule Of Deferred Taxes As Reflected In The Balance Sheet

		December 31,
		2012				2011
Current deferred income tax assets (Note 4)		$	31,801			$	35,263
Current deferred income tax liabilities (Note 13)		$	479			$	-
Non-current deferred income tax assets		$	31,465			$	36,130
Non-current deferred income tax liabilities		$	30,639			$	31,991

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

		Year ended December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
Income before taxes as reported in the consolidated statements of income	$	177,042		$	104,004		$	199,361
Statutory tax rate		25	%		24	%		25	%
Theoretical tax expense	$	44,261		$	24,961		$	49,840
Tax benefit arising from reduced rate as an "Approved and
Privileged Enterprise" and other tax benefits (*)		(26,098	)		(11,451	)		(20,528	)
Tax adjustment in respect of different tax rates for Foreign subsidiaries		5,469			2,721			5,382
Changes in carry-forward losses and valuation Allowances		1,643			(125	)		(8,006	)
Increase in taxes resulting from non-deductible expenses		1,426			1,105			3,020
Difference in basis of measurement for financial reporting and tax return purposes		(3,240	)		(2,375	)		(3,370	)
Taxes in respect of prior years		(5,531	)		(299	)		(2,004	)
Other differences, net		(831	)		(913	)		(237	)
Actual tax expenses	$	17,099		$	13,624		$	24,037
Effective tax rate		9.66	%		13.10	%		12.06	%

(*) Net earnings per share – amounts of the benefit resulting from the Approved and Privileged Enterprises

Basic	$	0.62		$	0.27		$	0.48
Diluted	$	0.62		$	0.27		$	0.47

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