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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |  |
Severance-pay funds, net | $ 13,615 | $ 13,317
Long-term interest bearing bank deposit | 12,500 | 12,500
Others | 9,830 | 256
Long-term investments, total | $ 35,945 | $ 26,073

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