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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Outstanding inventory purchase commitments	$ 29,747gilt_InventoryPurchaseCommitments	$ 28,134gilt_InventoryPurchaseCommitments
Inventory purchase commitments, sole or limited suppliers	2,774gilt_PurchaseCommitmentsRelatedToSoleOrLimitedSuppliers	7,255gilt_PurchaseCommitmentsRelatedToSoleOrLimitedSuppliers
Rent expenses	2,966us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	2,349us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	2,501us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Aggregate amount of guarantees	35,850us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue
Restricted cash collateral	13,503gilt_RestrictedCashCollateral
Guarantees on employee performance	18,205gilt_GuaranteedInsuranceOnEmployeePerformance
Guarantees on salary and benefit costs	3,958gilt_GuaranteedInsuranceOnSalaryAndBenefitCosts
OCS [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Accrued royalties	744us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_OfficeOfChiefScientistMember	96us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_OfficeOfChiefScientistMember
Percentage of amount funded for research and development projects	100.00%gilt_PercentageOfAmountFundedForResearchAndDevelopmentProjects / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_OfficeOfChiefScientistMember
OCS [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Royalty fee (as a percent)	3.00%gilt_RoyaltyFeePercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_OfficeOfChiefScientistMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
OCS [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Royalty fee (as a percent)	5.00%gilt_RoyaltyFeePercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_OfficeOfChiefScientistMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
BIRD [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Accrued royalties	85us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_BinationalIndustrialResearchAndDevelopmentFundMember	0us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_BinationalIndustrialResearchAndDevelopmentFundMember
Royalty fee (as a percent)	5.00%gilt_RoyaltyFeePercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_BinationalIndustrialResearchAndDevelopmentFundMember
Percentage of amount funded for research and development projects	150.00%gilt_PercentageOfAmountFundedForResearchAndDevelopmentProjects / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gilt_BinationalIndustrialResearchAndDevelopmentFundMember
Spacenet Inc. [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Service expenses	7,913gilt_SpaceSegmentServiceExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gilt_SpacenetIncMember	10,352gilt_SpaceSegmentServiceExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gilt_SpacenetIncMember	12,932gilt_SpaceSegmentServiceExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gilt_SpacenetIncMember
Peru [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of guarantees	$ 26,779us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = country_PE

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