SHARE CAPITAL (Options Granted to Employees) (Details) - Options And Restricted Stock Granted To Employees [Member] - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Intrinsic value of options exercised		$ 213,000	$ 675,000	$ 447,000
Number of options
Outstanding at beginning of year		6,952,293	5,870,309	5,153,898
Granted			1,909,000	900,000
Forfeited and Expired		1,514,957	277,016	44,201
Exercised	[1]	553,125	550,000	139,388
Outstanding at end of year		4,884,211	6,952,293	5,870,309
Exercisable at end of year		3,498,492	4,477,043	4,905,559
Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding at beginning of year		$ 3.363	$ 3.770	$ 3.951
Granted			1.72	2.370
Forfeited and Expired		3.748	5.395	6.833
Exercised	[1]	0.067	0.972	0.446
Outstanding at end of year		3.617	3.363	3.770
Exercisable at end of year		$ 4.296	$ 4.182	$ 3.933

[1] The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016, was approximately $447,000, $675,000 and $213,000, respectively.