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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Property and Equipment Depreciation Rates | Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, at the following annual periods ranges:
| Years
Computers and peripheral equipment | 3 - 5
Office furniture and equipment | 5 - 14
Internal use software | 3
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets Depreciation Rates | Other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method, at the following annual periods ranges:
|  | Years
Core technology |  | 2 – 8
Customer relationships |  | 3 - 8
Trademarks |  | 2 - 12
Customer backlog |  | 2 - 3
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net | The following tables show the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:
|  | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
|  | Unrealized losses on marketable securities |  |  | Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  |  | Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | (1,070 | ) |  | $ | 1,134 |  |  | $ | (32,978 | ) |  | $ | (32,914 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | (592 | ) |  |  | (8,630 | ) |  |  | (9,261 | ) |  |  | (18,483 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,781 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,781 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (592 | ) |  |  | (3,849 | ) |  |  | (9,261 | ) |  |  | (13,702 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | (1,662 | ) |  | $ | (2,715 | ) |  | $ | (42,239 | ) |  | $ | (46,616 | )
|  | Year ended December 31, 2017 |
|  | Unrealized losses on marketable securities |  |  | Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  |  | Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | (216 | ) |  | $ | (101 | ) |  | $ | (46,507 | ) |  | $ | (46,824 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | (854 | ) |  |  | 6,821 |  |  |  | 13,529 |  |  |  | 19,496 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,586 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,586 | )
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (854 | ) |  |  | 1,235 |  |  |  | 13,529 |  |  |  | 13,910 |
Ending balance |  | $ | (1,070 | ) |  | $ | 1,134 |  |  | $ | (32,978 | ) |  | $ | (32,914 | )
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] |
Schedule of Cumulative Effects of Applying New Accounting Pronouncements | Select consolidated balance sheet line items, which reflect the adoption impact of the new standard, are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2018 |
|  | As Reported |  |  | Balances without adoption of ASC 606 |  |  | Effect of Change Higher (Lower) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 87,450 |  |  | $ | 91,671 |  |  | $ | (4,221 | )
Other long-term assets |  |  | 74,042 |  |  |  | 16,367 |  |  |  | 57,675 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 12,309 |  |  |  | 12,356 |  |  |  | (47 | )
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues and advances from customers |  |  | (256,499 | ) |  |  | (285,367 | ) |  |  | 28,868 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |  |  | (373,908 | ) |  |  | (368,681 | ) |  |  | (5,227 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (44,140 | ) |  |  | (32,125 | ) |  |  | (12,015 | )
Shareholders' Equity: |  | $ | 2,016,613 |  |  | $ | 1,951,580 |  |  | $ | 65,033
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 [Member] |
Schedule of Cumulative Effects of Applying New Accounting Pronouncements | In accordance with ASC 606, the disclosure of the impact for the adoption of ASC 606 on the consolidated statement of income was as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31, 2018 |
|  | As Reported |  |  | Amounts without adoption of ASC 606 |  |  | Effect of Change Higher (Lower) |
Consolidated Statement of Income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ | 1,444,519 |  |  | $ | 1,453,762 |  |  | $ | (9,243 | )
Cost of revenues |  |  | 496,815 |  |  |  | 497,479 |  |  |  | (664 | )
Selling and marketing |  |  | 370,659 |  |  |  | 384,142 |  |  |  | (13,483 | )
Taxes on income |  |  | 27,377 |  |  |  | 26,347 |  |  |  | 1,030 |
Net income |  |  | 159,338 |  |  |  | 155,464 |  |  |  | 3,874 |
Earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 2.60 |  |  | $ | 2.53 |  |  | $ | (0.07 | )
Diluted |  | $ | 2.52 |  |  | $ | 2.46 |  |  | $ | (0.06 | )

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