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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

Note 7—Inventories

Significant components of inventories are as follows (in thousands):

   
 
  September 30,  
 
  2012
  2011
  2010
  2009
 
   
 
   
  (As restated)
  (As restated)
  (As restated)
 

Finished products

  $   $   $   $ 55  

Work in process and inventoried costs under long-term contracts

    78,796     71,855     79,529     105,460  

Customer advances

    (27,288 )   (34,582 )   (41,575 )   (49,734 )

Materials and purchased parts

    858     1,086     2,699     1,824  
       

 

  $ 52,366   $ 38,359   $ 40,653   $ 57,605  
   

At September 30, 2012, work in process and inventoried costs under long-term contracts includes approximately $1.9 million in costs incurred outside the scope of work or in advance of a contract award, compared to $1.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.9 million as of September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We believe it is probable that we will recover the costs inventoried at September 30, 2012, plus a profit margin, under contract change orders or awards within the next year.

Costs we incur for certain U.S. federal government contracts include general and administrative costs as allowed by government cost accounting standards. The amounts remaining in inventory at September 30, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $4.7 million, $4.8 million, $4.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively.