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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Legal and Tax Contingencies) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2003 | Dec. 31, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Accrual for loss contingency | $ 3,441 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue |  | $ 7,888 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
Brazilian Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Damages being sought | 10,353 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember | 4,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember |
Estimated maximum loss from contingency | 12,053 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember |  | 22,540 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember
Accrual for loss contingency | 2,689 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember |  | 6,857 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember
Amount paid | 2,059 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember |  |
Brazilian Tax Authority [Member] | General and administrative expenses [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Reversal amount | 619 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember |  |
Brazilian Tax Authority [Member] | Financial income [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Reversal amount | 1,811 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = gilt_FinancialIncomeLossMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember |  |
Brazilian Tax Authority [Member] | Tax expenses [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Reversal amount | 315 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = gilt_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_LossContingencyNatureBrazilianTaxAuthorityMember |  |
Pending And Threatened Litigation [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated maximum loss from contingency | 2,472 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_PendingAndThreatenedLitigationMember |  | 2,902 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_PendingAndThreatenedLitigationMember
Accrual for loss contingency | $ 752 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_PendingAndThreatenedLitigationMember |  | $ 1,031 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = gilt_PendingAndThreatenedLitigationMember

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