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INFORMATION ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
INFORMATION ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS [Abstract]  
INFORMATION ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS

NOTE 18         -          INFORMATION ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS

 

A.       Revenues by Geographic Area - as percentage of total sales

 

 

Year ended December 31,


 

2014


2013


2012


USA

45

%

77

%

81

%

Japan

40


2


1


Asia *

11


14


13


Europe *

4


7


5


Total

100

%

100

%

100

%




*
Represents revenues from individual countries of less than 10% each.

 

The basis of attributing revenues from external customers to geographic area is based on the headquarters location of the customer issuing the purchase order.


B.       Property and equipment, net - by Geographic Area

 

Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area - Substantially all of Tower's long-lived assets are located in Israel, substantially all of Jazz's long-lived assets are located in the United States and substantially all of TPSCo's long-lived assets are located in Japan.

 

 


As of December 31

 


2014



2013

Israel


$

145,816


$

 180,976

United States


66,953



75,040

Japan


206,342



94,023

Total


$

419,111


$

 350,039

 

C.       Major Customers - as percentage of net accounts receivable balance

 

Accounts receivable from significant customers representing 10% or more of the net accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, consist of the following customers:

 

As of December 31,

 

2014


2013

Customer 1

35%


--%

Customer 2

16%


9%

Customer 3

--%


20%

 

D.       Major Customers - as percentage of total sales

 

Year ended December 31,


 

2014


2013


2012


Customer A

38

%

--

%

--

%

Customer B

7


27


43


Other customers (*)

16


16


10


  

(*)
Represents sales to two different customers accounted for between 7% and 9% of sales during 2014 and 2013 and to two different customers accounted for between 4% and 6% of sales during 2012.