INVENTORIES (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory [Text Block]

			(In thousands)
		June 30,		December 31,
		2012		2011
Raw material		$	183,181	$	168,619
Work-in-process			106,471		97,420
Finished goods and component parts			80,015		81,544
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts			47,312		35,347
Gross inventories			416,979		382,930
Less: Inventory reserves			(47,890)		(48,547)
	Progress payments applied, principally related to long-term contracts		(14,606)		(13,750)
Inventories, net		$	354,483	$	320,633