ADDITIONAL QUARTERLY DISCLOSURES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

ADDITIONAL QUARTERLY DISCLOSURES [Abstract]

Inventories consist of the following (U.S. dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014

Raw materials	$	132,808	$	101,479
Finished goods		127,656		237,012
	$	260,464	$	338,491

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (U.S. dollars in thousands):

	Fair Value at September 30, 2015
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total

Financial assets (liabilities):
Cash equivalents and current investments	$	53,043	$ ─			$ ─		$	53,043
Forward contracts	─			(83	)	─			(83	)
Life insurance contracts	─		─				26,713		26,713
Total	$	53,043	$	(83	)	$	26,713	$	79,673

	Fair Value at December 31, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Financial assets (liabilities):
Cash equivalents and current investments	$	86,574	$ ─		$ ─		$	86,574
Forward contracts	─			1,661	─			1,661
Life insurance contracts	─		─			26,280		26,280
Total	$	86,574	$	1,661	$	26,280	$	114,515

Changes in Fair Value of Marketable Securities

The following table provides a summary of changes in fair value of the Company's Level 3 marketable securities (U.S. dollars in thousands):

Life Insurance Contracts

Beginning balance at January 1, 2015	$	26,280
Actual return on plan assets:
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date		(1,475	)
Purchases and issuances		2,282
Sales and settlements		(374	)
Transfers into Level 3	─
Ending balance at September 30, 2015	$	26,713