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GOODWILL (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
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Asset Impairment Charges	$ 345,000	$ 190,227	$ 0	$ 535,227	$ 266,298
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	814,157		758,599	814,157
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period			592,828	592,828	1,142,605
Goodwill recognized in connection with acquisitions					0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit				(2,788)	(27,709)
Effect of exchange rate changes and other				(6,815)	13,159
Balance at the end of the period	592,828		583,225	592,828	592,828
Aerospace Structures [Member]
Goodwill
Asset Impairment Charges			0	535,227	266,298
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period			0	0	532,418
Goodwill recognized in connection with acquisitions					0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit				0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes and other				0	2,809
Balance at the end of the period	0			0	0
Product Support [Member]
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period			66,121	68,935	69,032
Goodwill recognized in connection with acquisitions					0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit				2,788	0
Effect of exchange rate changes and other				(26)	(97)
Balance at the end of the period	66,121			66,121	68,935
Integrated Systems [Member]
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period			517,104	523,893	541,155
Goodwill recognized in connection with acquisitions					0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit				0	(27,709)
Effect of exchange rate changes and other				(6,789)	10,447
Balance at the end of the period	517,104			517,104	523,893
Goodwill [Member]
Goodwill
Asset Impairment Charges					(535,227)
Goodwill [Member] \| Aerospace Structures [Member]
Goodwill
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	1,399,128		1,246,454	1,399,128
Asset Impairment Charges					(535,227)
Goodwill [Member] \| Product Support [Member]
Goodwill
Asset Impairment Charges					0
Goodwill [Member] \| Integrated Systems [Member]
Goodwill
Asset Impairment Charges					$ 0
Trade Names [Member]
Goodwill
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	127,126		113,000	127,126
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 150,000		$ 150,000	$ 150,000
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			10 years	10 years