GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, GOODWILL (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended														3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Aerostructures [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Aerostructures [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Engineering Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Engineering Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 D3 Technologies, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 D3 Technologies, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Integrated Technologies, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Integrated Technologies, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 TASS, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 TASS, Inc. [Member]	Aug. 07, 2012 TASS, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Valent Aerostructures, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Valent Aerostructures, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Valent Aerostructures, LLC [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Valent Aerostructures, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Valent Aerostructures, LLC [Member] Aerostructures [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Valent Aerostructures, LLC [Member] Aerostructures [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unrecorded Deferred Tax Liability [Member] Restatement Adjustment [Member] D3 Technologies, Inc. [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross Goodwill	$ 192,404		$ 184,967	$ 141,663	$ 135,431	$ 50,741	$ 49,536
Accumulated impairment loss	(79,181)		(5,653)	(79,181)	(5,653)	0	0
Net Goodwill	113,223		179,314	62,482	129,778	50,741	49,536	44,428	42,908	6,194	6,194	6,313	6,628	6,313			123,584	129,816	56,288	123,584	1,520
Adjustment to loss provision on long-term production contract															5,267	5,267
Adjustment to fixed assets during measurement period																482
Adjustment to working capital																1,219
Impairment loss on goodwill	73,528	[1]													73,528
Deferred tax liability attributable to error correction	$ 3,265		$ 3,646																		$ 1,520

[1] During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company performed its annual impairment analysis of goodwill. As a result of this analysis, the goodwill related to the Valent acquisition was deemed impaired, and a $73,528 impairment charge was recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2013.