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LICENSE AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Pfizer Agreement, upfront payment received $ 60,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollaborators      
Milestone payment received     25,000,000plx_MilestonePayment  
Revenue recognized over designated period of relationship   4,600,000plx_RevenueRecognizedOverDesignatedPeriod    
Revenue recognition period   14 years    
Protalix Bio Therapeutics Inc. [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Pfizer Agreement, future revenues and expense sharing percentage   40.00%plx_CollaborativeArrangementProfitSharePercentage
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= plx_ProtalixBioTherapeuticsIncorporationMember
   
Collaboration Operation [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Accrued liabilities accrued related to the Collaboration Operation   7,100,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= plx_CollaborationOperationMember
  8,000,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= plx_CollaborationOperationMember
Upon Filing of Pediatric Investigation Plan to EMA [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Pfizer Agreement, upfront payment received 5,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollaborators
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= plx_ScenarioTwoMember
     
Upon FDAApproval [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Milestone payment received     $ 25,000,000plx_MilestonePayment
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= plx_UponFDAApprovalMember