INVENTORIES (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

	(In thousands)
	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Raw materials	$	234,423		$	224,613
Work-in-process	114,203			92,761
Finished goods and component parts	118,082			107,173
Inventoried costs related to long-term contracts	55,695			38,000
Gross inventories	522,403			462,547
Less:  Inventory reserves	(54,498		)	(50,333		)
Progress payments applied	(11,021		)	(14,743		)
Inventories, net	$	456,884		$	397,471