PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Defined Benefit Plans) (Narrative) (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) pension_plan	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		12
DomesticPensionandOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansNumberPensionPlans | pension_plan		3
ForeignPensionandOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansNumberPensionPlans | pension_plan		9
Domestic Qualified Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan assets as a percentage of consolidated assets			88.00%
Domestic Qualified Pension Plan | CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan assets as a percentage of consolidated assets		3.00%	3.00%
Domestic Other Post-Employment Benefits Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions made by employer		$ 1,265	$ 1,565
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans merged into parent plan | pension_plan		3
Domestic Non-Qualified Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		1
Foreign Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan assets as a percentage of consolidated assets		12.00%
Expected return on assets assumption		4.46%
SWITZERLAND | Foreign Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		1
United Kingdom [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		3
GERMANY | Foreign Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		2
MEXICO | Foreign Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		2
Canada [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		1
Curtiss-Wright [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of years of service		1 year
Vesting period		3 years
Period after which accruals will cease		15 years
Curtiss-Wright [Member] | Domestic Qualified Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions made by employer		$ 145,000
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		1
Noncurrent pension liability		$ 38,100	152,500
Discount rate decrease		0.75%
Discount rate		4.25%
Curtailment charge			2,200
Curtiss-Wright [Member] | Domestic Other Post-Employment Benefits Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans | pension_plan		1
Expected employer contributions		$ 1,600
Postretirement benefit liability		22,000	23,200
Curtiss-Wright [Member] | Domestic Non-Qualified Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Noncurrent pension liability		39,400	43,700
Expected employer contributions		2,700
Curtiss-Wright [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Noncurrent pension liability		5,100	5,300
Expected employer contributions		2,600
Total projected benefit obligation		$ 87,800	90,100
Plan amendment reducing projected benefit obligation	$ 7,000
Plan amendment gain due to curtailment	$ 2,800
EMD [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percent of employees' gross pay withheld		1.50%
Willams Controls [Member] | Domestic Qualified Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of pension and other post retirement defined benefit plans merged into parent plan | pension_plan		2
Other Assets [Member] | Curtiss-Wright [Member] | Domestic Other Post-Employment Benefits Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discounted receivable		$ 1,000	$ 1,400