2.2.0.25 true Sheet 00090 - Document - Document and Entity Information Document and Entity Information http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation false R1.xml false Sheet 00100 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets Consolidated Balance Sheets http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/StatementConsolidatedBalanceSheets false R2.xml false Sheet 00105 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/StatementConsolidatedBalanceSheetsParenthetical false R3.xml false Sheet 00200 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Income Consolidated Statements of Income http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfIncome false R4.xml false Sheet 00300 - Statement - Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/StatementStatementsOfChangesInShareholdersEquity false R5.xml false Sheet 00305 - Statement - Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/StatementStatementsOfChangesInShareholdersEquityParenthetical false R6.xml false Sheet 00400 - Statement - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Net of Taxes Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Net of Taxes http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/StatementAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLossNetOfTaxes false R7.xml false Sheet 00500 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows false R8.xml false Sheet 10101 - Disclosure - General General http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureGeneral false R9.xml false Sheet 10201 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureSignificantAccountingPolicies false R10.xml false Sheet 10301 - Disclosure - Trade and Unbilled Receivables, Net Trade and Unbilled Receivables, Net http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureTradeAndUnbilledReceivablesNet false R11.xml false Sheet 10401 - Disclosure - Other Receivables and Prepaid Expenses Other Receivables and Prepaid Expenses http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureOtherReceivablesAndPrepaidExpenses false R12.xml false Sheet 10501 - Disclosure - Inventories, Net of Customer Advances Inventories, Net of Customer Advances http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureInventoriesNetOfCustomerAdvances false R13.xml false Sheet 10601 - Disclosure - Investments in Affiliated Companies, Partnership and Other Companies Investments in Affiliated Companies, Partnership and Other Companies http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureInvestmentsInAffiliatedCompaniesPartnershipAndOtherCompanies false R14.xml false Sheet 10701 - Disclosure - Long-Term Trade and Unbilled Receivables Long-Term Trade and Unbilled Receivables http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureLongTermTradeAndUnbilledReceivables false R15.xml false Sheet 10801 - Disclosure - Long-Term Bank Deposits and Other Receivables Long-Term Bank Deposits and Other Receivables http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureLongTermBankDepositsAndOtherReceivables false R16.xml false Sheet 10901 - Disclosure - Available-for-Sale and Trading Marketable Securities Available-for-Sale and Trading Marketable Securities http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureAvailableForSaleAndTradingMarketableSecurities false R17.xml false Sheet 11001 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Property, Plant and Equipment, Net http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosurePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet false R18.xml false Sheet 11101 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureGoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsNet false R19.xml false Sheet 11201 - Disclosure - Short-Term Bank Credit and Loans Short-Term Bank Credit and Loans http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureShortTermBankCreditAndLoans false R20.xml false Sheet 11301 - Disclosure - Other Payables and Accrued Expenses Other Payables and Accrued Expenses http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureOtherPayablesAndAccruedExpenses false R21.xml false Sheet 11401 - Disclosure - Customer Advances in Excess of Costs Incurred on Contracts in Progress Customer Advances in Excess of Costs Incurred on Contracts in Progress http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureCustomerAdvancesInExcessOfCostsIncurredOnContractsInProgress false R22.xml false Sheet 11501 - Disclosure - Long-Term Loans Long-Term Loans http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureLongTermLoans false R23.xml false Notes 11601 - Disclosure - Series A Notes and Convertible Debentures Series A Notes and Convertible Debentures http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureSeriesNotesAndConvertibleDebentures false R24.xml false Sheet 11701 - Disclosure - Benefit Plans and Obligations for Termination Indemnity Benefit Plans and Obligations for Termination Indemnity http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureBenefitPlansAndObligationsForTerminationIndemnity false R25.xml false Sheet 11801 - Disclosure - Taxes on Income Taxes on Income http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureTaxesOnIncome false R26.xml false Sheet 11901 - Disclosure - Derivative Financial Instruments Derivative Financial Instruments http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureDerivativeFinancialInstruments false R27.xml false Sheet 12001 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Commitments and Contingent Liabilities http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureCommitmentsAndContingentLiabilities false R28.xml false Sheet 12101 - Disclosure - Shareholders' Equity Shareholders' Equity http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureShareholdersEquity false R29.xml false Sheet 12201 - Disclosure - Major Customer and Geographic Information Major Customer and Geographic Information http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureMajorCustomerAndGeographicInformation false R30.xml false Sheet 12301 - Disclosure - Research and Development Expenses, Net Research and Development Expenses, Net http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureResearchAndDevelopmentExpensesNet false R31.xml false Sheet 12401 - Disclosure - Financial Expenses, Net Financial Expenses, Net http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureFinancialExpensesNet false R32.xml false Sheet 12501 - Disclosure - Other Income, Net Other Income, Net http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureOtherIncomeNet false R33.xml false Sheet 12601 - Disclosure - Related Parties Transactions and Balances Related Parties Transactions and Balances http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureRelatedPartiesTransactionsAndBalances false R34.xml false Sheet 12701 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events Subsequent Events http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureSubsequentEvents false R35.xml false Sheet 12801 - Disclosure - Schedule A Schedule A http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureSchedule false R36.xml false Sheet 12901 - Disclosure - Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts http://www.elbitsystems.com/role/DisclosureScheduleIiValuationAndQualifyingAccounts false R37.xml false Book All Reports All Reports false 1 52 7 0 3 172 false false As_Of_12_31_20104 1 As_Of_12_31_20086 1 Duration_1_1_2008_To_12_31_20082 3 As_Of_12_31_20097 1 As_Of_12_31_20093 1 Duration_1_1_2009_To_12_31_20095 3 Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_201022 11 As_Of_12_31_201063 1 As_Of_12_31_20095 1 Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_201032 11 Duration_1_1_2008_To_12_31_20086 4 Duration_1_1_2009_To_12_31_200922 6 As_Of_12_31_20077 1 As_Of_12_31_20074 1 Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_20102 12 As_Of_12_31_20087 1 As_Of_12_31_20072 2 Duration_1_1_2008_To_12_31_200822 2 Duration_1_1_2008_To_12_31_20083 7 As_Of_12_31_20092 2 As_Of_12_31_20105 1 Duration_1_1_2008_To_12_31_20085 2 Duration_1_1_2008_To_12_31_2008 70 Duration_1_1_2008_To_12_31_20084 5 As_Of_12_31_20075 1 Duration_1_1_2009_To_12_31_2009 68 As_Of_12_31_20085 1 As_Of_12_31_20094 1 As_Of_12_31_20096 1 As_Of_12_31_20102 2 Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_201023 11 As_Of_12_31_2009 49 As_Of_12_31_20084 1 As_Of_12_31_20073 1 Duration_1_1_2009_To_12_31_20094 5 As_Of_12_31_20103 1 Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_20105 11 As_Of_12_31_2007 2 As_Of_12_31_20082 2 As_Of_12_31_2008 7 As_Of_12_31_201062 1 Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_2010 116 As_Of_12_31_2010 51 As_Of_12_31_20083 1 Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_20104 11 Duration_1_1_2010_To_12_31_20103 12 Duration_1_1_2009_To_12_31_20093 7 Duration_1_1_2009_To_12_31_2009222 4 As_Of_12_31_20076 1 As_Of_12_31_20106 1 Duration_1_1_2009_To_12_31_20096 1 Duration_1_1_2009_To_12_31_20092 4 true true