DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Narrative) (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) facility		Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) facility	Mar. 31, 2015 Downstream [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 09, 2015 Aviation Ground Support [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 09, 2015 Aviation Ground Support [Member] GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2014 Aviation Ground Support [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Surface Technologies Domestic [Member] facility	Mar. 31, 2014 Facility Closing [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Facility Closing [Member] facility	Mar. 31, 2015 Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] Defense [Member] Aviation Ground Support [Member] USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of businesses divested	1				4					2		3
Impairment of assets held for sale	$ 40,813		$ 0			$ 40,000
Gain on sale of business	202	[1]	0	[1]									900
Proceeds from divestitures	4,010		0		153,000		4,010	3,000
Net sales	34,259		98,453						7,000		56,900
Earnings /(loss) before income taxes	(40,112)	[2]	(1,980)	[2]					(800)		(1,400)
(Gain)/loss on sale of businesses	1,252		0		29,000
Income tax benefit/(expense)	$ 12,678		$ 714		$ 6,700

[1] In the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Corporation recognized aggregate after tax gain of $0.9 million on the sale of our Aviation Ground Support Equipment business which operated within the Defense segment.

[2] Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes includes approximately $41 million of Held for sale impairment expense in the three months ended March 31, 2015.