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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Property and Equipment Useful Lives | Depreciation is calculated by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
|  | Years
Buildings |  | 50
Computers, software and electronic equipment |  | 3 - 16
Office furniture and equipment |  | 3 - 17
Vehicles |  | 5 - 7
Schedule of Intangible Assets Estimated Useful Life | The assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method over an estimated period during which benefits are expected to be received, in accordance with ASC 350, "Intangible - Goodwill and Other" ("ASC 350") as the following weighted average in years:
|  | Years
Technology |  | 7.9
Customer relationships |  | 6.8
Marketing rights and patents |  | 12.1
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net | The following table shows the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
|  | Year ended December 31, 2017 |
|  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | (3,122 | ) |  | $ | (102 | ) |  | $ | (3,224 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications |  |  | (95 | ) |  |  | 1,419 |  |  |  | 1,324 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,146 | ) |  |  | (1,146 | )
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (95 | ) |  |  | 273 |  |  |  | 178 |
Ending balance |  | $ | (3,217 | ) |  | $ | 171 |  |  | $ | (3,046 | )
|  | Year ended December 31, 2016 |
|  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | (3,636 | ) |  | $ | (91 | ) |  | $ | (3,727 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications |  |  | 514 |  |  |  | 396 |  |  |  | 910 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  |  | - |  |  |  | (407 | ) |  |  | (407 | )
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 514 |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 503 |
Ending balance |  | $ | (3,122 | ) |  | $ | (102 | ) |  | $ | (3,224 | )

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