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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Summary Of Share Option Activity Under The Stock Option Plan | A summary of Elbit Systems’ share option activity under the stock option plan is as follows:
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| 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 | 1,385,492 |  |  | $ | 36.95 |  |  | 1,450,890 |  |  | $ | 37.07 |  |  | 1,635,305 |  |  | $ | 35.96 |
Granted | 21,000 |  |  | 39.60 |  |  | 30,000 |  |  | 35.21 |  |  | 63,300 |  |  | 50.74 |
Exercised | (1,094,592 | ) |  | 33.61 |  |  | (69,898 | ) |  | 33.19 |  |  | (226,965 | ) |  | 32.41 |
Forfeited | (44,300 | ) |  | 53.47 |  |  | (25,500 | ) |  | 51.83 |  |  | (20,750 | ) |  | 42.33 |
Outstanding – end of the year | 267,600 |  |  | $ | 48.09 |  |  | 1,385,492 |  |  | $ | 36.95 |  |  | 1,450,890 |  |  | $ | 37.07 |
Options exercisable at the end of the year | 190,300 |  |  | $ | 50.04 |  |  | 1,271,266 |  |  | $ | 36.07 |  |  | 1,292,806 |  |  | $ | 35.17 |
Summary Of Options Outstanding Separated Into Ranges Of Exercise Prices | The options outstanding as of December 31, 2013, have been separated into ranges of exercise prices, as follows:
|  | 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 |  | 267,600 |  |  | 1.42 |  | $ | 48.09 |  |  | 190,300 |  |  | $ | 50.04 |
Compensation Expenses Before Tax | The expenses before tax were recorded as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Cost of revenues | $ | 259 |  |  | $ | 1,785 |  |  | $ | 924 |
R&D and marketing expenses | 62 |  |  | 425 |  |  | 458 |
General and administration expenses | 119 |  |  | 818 |  |  | 614 |
| $ | 440 |  |  | $ | 3,028 |  |  | $ | 1,996 |
Weighted Average Exercise Price And Fair Value Of Options Granted | The weighted average exercise price and fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were:
| Less than market price Year ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Weighted average exercise price per share | $ | 39.60 |  |  | $ | 35.21 |  |  | $ | 50.74 |
Weighted average fair value per share on grant date | $ | 9.74 |  |  | $ | 8.45 |  |  | $ | 12.12 |
Computation Of Basic And Diluted Net Earnings Per Share | Computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share:
| Year ended December 31, 2013 |  | Year ended December 31, 2012 |  | Year ended December 31, 2011
| 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 | $ | 183,417 |  |  | 42,139 |  |  | $ | 4.35 |  |  | $ | 167,879 |  |  | 42,190 |  |  | $ | 3.98 |  |  | $ | 90,288 |  |  | 42,764 |  |  | $ | 2.11 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee stock options | — |  |  | 156 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 87 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 367 |  |  |  |
Diluted net earnings | $ | 183,417 |  |  | 42,295 |  |  | $ | 4.34 |  |  | $ | 167,879 |  |  | 42,277 |  |  | $ | 3.97 |  |  | $ | 90,288 |  |  | 43,131 |  |  | $ | 2.09 |
(*) In thousands

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