PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	8,449		$	10,061		$	30,167		$	30,194
Interest cost	7,163			6,564			20,679			19,695
Expected return on plan assets	(9,306		)	(8,382		)	(27,067		)	(25,152		)
Amortization of prior service cost	165			300			719			901
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	3,560			2,755			11,767			8,266
Curtailments	(2,818		)	—			(107		)	—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7,213		$	11,298		$	36,158		$	33,904

The components of the net postretirement benefit cost for the Curtiss-Wright and EMD postretirement benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	81		$	109		$	280		$	329
Interest cost	213			232			630			695
Amortization of prior service cost	(158		)	(158		)	(472		)	(472		)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial gain	(140		)	(180		)	(460		)	(539		)
Net postretirement benefit cost (income)	$	(4	)	$	3		$	(22	)	$	13