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INFORMATION ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Area |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
USA |  |  | 52 | % |  |  | 49 | % |  |  | 44 | %
Japan |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 41 |
Asia * |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 11 |
Europe |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area | Substantially all of Tower’s long-lived assets are located in Israel, substantially all of Jazz’s and TJT’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, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Israel |  | $ | 218,810 |  |  | $ | 215,511 |
United States |  |  | 214,393 |  |  |  | 203,501 |
Japan |  |  | 201,921 |  |  |  | 197,674 |
Total |  | $ | 635,124 |  |  | $ | 616,686 |
Schedule of Accounts Receivable of Major Customers | Accounts receivable from significant customers representing 10% or more of the net accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, consist of the following customers:
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Customer 1 |  |  | 13 | % |  |  | 23 | %
Customer 2 |  |  | 9 | % |  |  | 15 | %
Schedule of Revenues of Major Customers |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Customer A |  |  | 30 | % |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | 40 | %
Customer B |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 13 |
Other customers * |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 6 |
| * | Represents sales to 2 different customers accounted for 7% and 8% of sales during 2017, to two different customers accounted for 5% and 9% of sales during 2016 and to one customer accounted for 6% during 2015.

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