INVENTORIES (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory [Text Block]

			(In thousands)
		March 31,		December 31,
		2012		2011
Raw materials		$	183,261	$	168,619
Work-in-process			99,424		97,420
Finished goods and component parts			80,812		81,544
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts			40,868		35,347
Gross inventories			404,365		382,930
Less: Inventory reserves			(47,848)		(48,547)
	Progress payments applied, principally related to long-term contracts		(13,776)		(13,750)
Inventories, net		$	342,741	$	320,633