SEGMENTS (Details 4) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 7,673,000,000	$ 8,073,000,000
Customer1 [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Third Party Net Sales Present	1600.00%	1500.00%	2000.00%
Customer2 [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Third Party Net Sales Present	1500.00%	1900.00%	2000.00%
Israel [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 2,180,000,000	$ 2,323,000,000
United States [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,109,000,000	1,135,000,000
Croatia [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	561,000,000	542,000,000
Hungary [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	376,000,000	427,000,000
Germany [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	423,000,000	337,000,000
Japan [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	368,000,000	422,000,000
Other Countries [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 2,656,000,000	$ 2,887,000,000