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Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property.

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COMMITMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Subcontracting commitment amount	$ 9,800,000
OCS [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Royalty expense included in cost of revenue	$ 1,390,000	$ 1,619,000	$ 1,384,000
Minimum [Member] \| OCS [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Royalties based on sale of products developed from funded projects, percentage	3.00%
Maximum [Member] \| OCS [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Royalties based on sale of products developed from funded projects, percentage	6.00%
Accrued royalties	$ 40,800,000	$ 41,900,000
Percentage of Royalties to Grant Received	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Products Manufactured Outside Of Israel [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of Royalties to Grant Received	300.00%	300.00%	300.00%