CUSTOMER AND SUPPLIER CONCENTRATION (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of top customers	4	3	4
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Raw Materials [Member]
Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of suppliers	2	3	3
Percentage of materials attributable to supplier (in hundredths)	51.00%	59.00%	64.00%
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Procured Parts [Member]
Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of suppliers	3	4	4
Percentage of materials attributable to supplier (in hundredths)	49.00%	61.00%	63.00%
Boeing [Member]
Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue attributable to customer (in hundredths)	20.80%	18.30%	13.30%
Percentage of accounts receivable attributable to customer (in hundredths)	11.30%	15.60%
Gulfstream [Member]
Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue attributable to customer (in hundredths)	16.10%	16.50%	16.90%
Percentage of accounts receivable attributable to customer (in hundredths)	5.60%	5.40%
Spirit [Member]
Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue attributable to customer (in hundredths)	13.00%	13.70%	18.60%
Percentage of accounts receivable attributable to customer (in hundredths)	27.90%	16.50%
Triumph Group [Member]
Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue attributable to customer (in hundredths)			10.90%
Bombardier [Member]
Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue attributable to customer (in hundredths)	10.10%
Percentage of accounts receivable attributable to customer (in hundredths)	6.40%