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Contracts-In-Process And Long-Term Receivables (Contracts-In-Process) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Contracts-In-Process And Long-Term Receivables [Abstract]
Amounts billed	$ 127,389	$ 107,920
Unbilled receivables	71,090	51,341
Contracts-in-Process	$ 198,479	$ 159,261

Unbilled amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts associated with contracts or programs where the recognized revenue for performance thereunder exceeds the amounts billed under the terms thereof as of the date of the balance sheet.

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