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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Share Option Plans) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 29, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted |  |  |  | 207,890 | 100,000 |
Options granted, exercise price |  |  | $ 0.00 | $ 12.19 | $ 16.92 |
Options outstanding |  |  | 580,185 | 2,278,089 | 5,878,270 | 7,537,219
Options outstanding, exercise price |  |  | $ 9.64 | $ 9.92 | $ 6.84 | $ 6.37
Shares exercised |  |  | 1,611,489 | 3,649,754 | 1,620,056 |
RSU's [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted |  |  | 818,856 | 359,643 | 783,700 |
Awards outstanding |  |  | 1,245,889 | 1,009,184 | 773,200 |
Old Plans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding |  |  | 57,000 | 640,000 |  |
2013 Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding |  |  | 523,000 | 1,635,000 |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | RSU's [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards outstanding |  |  | 1,246,000 | 1,009,000 |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | CEO, Chairman and directors [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | Employees and directors [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years | 3 years |  |
Awards granted |  |  | 819,000 | 568,000 |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted |  | 198,000 |  |  |  |
Compensation cost | $ 4,500 | $ 1,360 |  |  |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Time Vested Restricted Shares Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-option equity awards granted | 85,000 | 31,000 |  |  |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Performance-based RSU's [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-option equity awards granted | 97,000 | 16,000 |  |  |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | Chairman of the board of directors [Member] | Time Vested Restricted Shares Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-option equity awards granted | 12,000 | 25,000 |  |  |  |
Compensation cost | $ 300 | $ 300 |  |  |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | New other directors [Member] | Time Vested Restricted Shares Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-option equity awards granted | 3,000 | 3,000 |  |  |  |
Compensation cost | $ 600 |  |  |  |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | New other directors and new external director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation cost |  | $ 127 |  |  |  |
2013 Plan [Member] | New external director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |
Israeli Banks, Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares exercised |  |  | 500,000 | 500,000 |  |
Israeli Banks, Warrants [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, exercise price |  |  | $ 10.5 |  |  |
Israeli Banks, Warrants [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, exercise price |  |  | $ 92.55 |  |  |

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