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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Other) (Narrative) (Details) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 ILS | Dec. 31, 2013 ILS | Jun. 30, 2011 TJP [Member] | Dec. 31, 2014 Warrants J [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Warrants 7 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Warrants 7 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2014 Series 9 [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2013 Series 9 [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital notes |  |  |  | 4,500,000 tsem_CapitalNotesEquityEquivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds on account of shareholders' equity | $ 19,613 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity | $ 38,956 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity | $ 104,690 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from exercise of warrants |  | $ 19,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issuable for warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_WarrantsJMember |  | 1,900,000 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_WarrantsSevenMember |  | 5,500,000 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_SeriesNineMember
Exercise price |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25.50 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_WarrantsJMember | $ 7.2 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_WarrantsSevenMember |  | $ 7.33 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_SeriesNineMember |
Shares called by each warrant |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByEachWarrantOrRight / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_WarrantsJMember | 1 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByEachWarrantOrRight / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_WarrantsSevenMember |  |  |
Common stock, par value |  |  |  | 15 us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare | 15 us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_WarrantsSevenMember |  | 5,100,000 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = tsem_SeriesNineMember |
Shares issued in consideration of acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tsem_TowerJazzJapanLimitedMember |  |  |  |  |

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