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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
	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	$ 101,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Letters of credit outstanding amount	3,300us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Number of installment payments	6tsem_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	10,000us-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	14,000us-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	56,000us-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	$ 21,000us-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.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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.

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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)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-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

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- Definition

Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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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



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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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