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TAXES ON INCOME (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Integer | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Tax rate | 23.00% | 24.00% | 25.00%
Effective tax rate | 14.70% | (10.50%) | 14.80%
Income tax expense | $ 27,377 | $ (13,631) | $ 21,412
Income taxes paid | 42,858 | 33,029 | $ 28,396
Tax loss carry-forwards | 375,786 |  |
Tax loss carry-forwards that have no expiration date | $ 71,345 |  |
Operating loss carry-forwards expiration date | Dec. 31, 2038 |  |
Accrued interest related to income tax uncertainties | $ 501 | 1,262 |
Deferred tax benefit |  | $ 30,923 |
New Federal corporate tax rate for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 |  | 21.00% |
Additional income tax | 2,975 |  |
Net operating losses expense | $ 4,786 |  |
Minimum [Member] | Other Income Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |
Year subject to audit | 2011 |  |
Maximum [Member] | Other Income Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |
Year subject to audit | 2017 |  |
Tax Year 2010 [Member] | Israel Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |
Settlement of tax year under examination | 2011 |  |
Earliest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Operating loss carry-forwards expiration date | Dec. 31, 2019 |  |
Latest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Operating loss carry-forwards expiration date | Dec. 31, 2038 |  |
Tax Year 2013 [Member] | Israel Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |
Year under examination | 2013 |  |
Settlement of tax year under examination | 2016 |  |
United Kingdom [Member] |  |  |
Tax rate | 19.00% |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |
Tax rate | 25.00% |  |
Encouragement of Industry [Member] |  |  |
Number of annual installments for dedcution of public offering expenses | Integer | 3 |  |
Amortization period of purchased know-how and patents | 8 years |  |
Non-Israeli Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |
Undistributed earnings | $ 489,123 |  |
Unrecognized deferred tax liability | $ 79,658 |  |
From 2015 through 2016 [Member] | The election [Member] |  |  |
Tax rate | 16.00% |  |
2017 and thereafter [Member] | The election [Member] |  |  |
Tax rate | 12.00% |  |
2017 [Member] | Income not eligible for Preferred Enterprise benefits [Member] |  |  |
Tax rate |  |  | 24.00%
2018 and thereafter [Member] | Income not eligible for Preferred Enterprise benefits [Member] |  |  |
Tax rate | 23.00% |  |
2012 [Member] |  |  |
Tax rate | 20.00% |  |

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