FINANCING EXPENSE, NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Financing Expense

Financing expense, net consists of the following:

	Year ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Interest expense	$	10,610		$	12,623		$	13,146
Interest income		(10,762	)		(4,783	)		(1,289	)
Jazz Notes amortization		5,010			4,230			3,571
Changes in fair value (total level 3 changes in fair value of bank loans)		--			--			7,900
Series G Debentures amortization, related rate differences and hedging results		3,589			2,738			1,901
Exchange rate differences		1,064			6			(3,768	)
Bank fees and others		3,673			633			2,888
	$	13,184		$	15,447		$	24,349