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Other Receivables And Prepaid Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Prepaid Expense and Other Assets [Abstract]

Schedule Of Other Receivables And Prepaid Expenses

	December 31,
	2013				2012
Deferred income taxes, net	$	35,735			$	31,801
Prepaid expenses	48,640				45,219
Government institutions	30,309				56,340
Derivative instruments	5,000				24,720
Cross currency interest rate swap	16,047				10,860
Held-for-sale investment (*)	—				1,172
Other	15,636				9,991
	$	151,367			$	180,103

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