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LONG-TERM LOANS FROM BANKS (Facility Agreement) (Narrative) (Details) (Facility Agreement [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Outstanding principal | $ 101,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Letters of credit outstanding amount | 3,300 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Number of installment payments | 6 tsem_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentsNumber
LIBOR [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Basis spread over variable interest rate | 3.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsem_FacilityAgreementMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
2015 [Member] | Israeli Banks [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Installment payment | 10,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsem_FacilityAgreementMember / tsem_DebtInstrumentRepaymentScheduleAxis = tsem_PeriodicPaymentOneMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tsem_IsraeliBanksMember
2016 [Member] | Israeli Banks [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Installment payment | 14,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsem_FacilityAgreementMember / tsem_DebtInstrumentRepaymentScheduleAxis = tsem_PeriodicPaymentTwoMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tsem_IsraeliBanksMember
2017 [Member] | Israeli Banks [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Installment payment | 56,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsem_FacilityAgreementMember / tsem_DebtInstrumentRepaymentScheduleAxis = tsem_PeriodicPaymentThreeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tsem_IsraeliBanksMember
2018 [Member] | Israeli Banks [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Installment payment | $ 21,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = tsem_FacilityAgreementMember / tsem_DebtInstrumentRepaymentScheduleAxis = tsem_PeriodicPaymentFourMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tsem_IsraeliBanksMember

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- Definition Number of installment payments agreed upon in order to repay outstanding debt. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 + Details
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- Definition Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 + Details
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