EQUITY (Details 1) - Options - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Outstanding Number	27,188,687	26,782,719
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	4 years 9 months 15 days
Exercisable Number	16,036,817
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	4 years 1 month 24 days
0.096 - 2.991
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Outstanding Number	1,930,756
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	1 year 2 months 19 days
Exercisable Number	1,849,506
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	1 year 1 month 13 days
0.096 - 2.991 \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 0.096
0.096 - 2.991 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	2.991
3.7
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 3.7
Outstanding Number	6,321,072
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	3 years 9 months 15 days
Exercisable Number	5,765,162
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	3 years 9 months 26 days
6.98 - 7.1
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Outstanding Number	13,633,209
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	5 years 26 days
Exercisable Number	8,348,824
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	5 years 11 days
6.98 - 7.1 \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 6.98
6.98 - 7.1 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 7.1
25 - 46.39
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Outstanding Number	890,950
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	6 years 29 days
Exercisable Number	73,325
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	5 years 7 months 17 days
25 - 46.39 \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 25
25 - 46.39 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 46.39
55.63-59.33
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Outstanding Number	4,412,700
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	6 years 8 months 9 days
Exercisable Number	0
55.63-59.33 \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 55.63
55.63-59.33 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 59.33

Agreed-upon price for the exchange of the underlying asset relating to the share-based payment award.

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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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