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Taxes on Income - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Effective income tax rate 140.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 11.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 13.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Increase in valuation allowance $ 3,404,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount    
Unrecognized tax benefits 2,859,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 3,563,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 3,520,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits 39,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 226,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued  
Accrue penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued  
Net operating loss carryforwards, federal 3,929,000ceva_FederalNetOperatingLossCarryForward    
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises 3,876,000ceva_FederalNetOperatingLossCarryForwardExcessTaxBenefits    
Loss carryforwards begin to expire 2030    
Income not eligible for Approved Enterprise benefits      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Effective income tax rate 26.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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Israel      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Effective income tax rate 25.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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Increase in income tax rate 26.50%ceva_CorporateTaxRate
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Israel | Foreign ownership exceeds 90%      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Effective income tax rate 10.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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Israel | Foreign ownership exceeds 49%      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Effective income tax rate 20.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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Israel | Minimum      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Tax exemption period, undistributed income 2 years    
Israel | Maximum      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Tax exemption period, undistributed income 10 years    
Ireland      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Effective income tax rate 12.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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Open tax years Subject to review by the applicable taxing authorities for the Irish subsidiary, are 2010 and subsequent years.    
Net operating loss carryforwards, foreign 63,422,000ceva_ForeignNetOperatingLossCarryForwards
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Ireland | Interest income      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Effective income tax rate 25.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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= us-gaap_InterestIncomeMember
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France      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Effective income tax rate 33.33%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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= country_FR
   
Open tax years Subject to review by the applicable taxing authorities for the French subsidiaries, are 2010 and subsequent years.    
Net operating loss carryforwards, foreign 2,105,000ceva_ForeignNetOperatingLossCarryForwards
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California state      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Loss carryforwards begin to expire 2015    
Net operating loss carryforwards 6,315,000ceva_NetOperatingLossCarryforwards
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Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises $ 3,424,000ceva_NetOperatingLossCarryForwardExcessTaxBenefits
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= stpr_CA