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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Details) € / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, € in Millions, ₪ in Millions, ¥ in Millions	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 EUR (€) € / shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 CNY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 ILS (₪)
Non-cancelable purchase obligations			$ 326,661
Provision for loss			3,118
Contractual obligations for capital expenditures			114,526
Lawsuit claims			4,250
Difference amount of tendered shares for shareholders of SMRE	$ 3,150
Damages Paid			1,550
Accured amount of legal claims			1,709
Former Consultant and Israeli Subsidiary [Member]
Lawsuit claims						$ 7,400
SMRE [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Difference amount per share of tendered shares for shareholders of SMRE \| € / shares		€ 6
SMRE [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Difference amount per share of tendered shares for shareholders of SMRE \| € / shares		€ 6.77
Euro [Member] \| SMRE [Member]
Difference amount of tendered shares for shareholders of SMRE \| €		€ 2.7
RMB [Member]
Lawsuit claims \| ¥				¥ 30.0
Damages Paid \| ¥				¥ 10.5
Israel, New Shekels \| Former Consultant and Israeli Subsidiary [Member]
Lawsuit claims \| ₪							₪ 25.5
Patents [Member]
Value in dispute			6,450
Patents [Member] \| Euro [Member]
Value in dispute \| €					€ 55.0
Bank loans [Member]
Guarantees amount			18,643
Office Rent Lease Agreements [Member]
Guarantees amount			2,176
Other Transactions [Member]
Guarantees amount			$ 240