INVENTORIES (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

	(In thousands)
	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Raw materials	$	206,484		$	196,684
Work-in-process	87,722			79,406
Finished goods and component parts	118,053			114,931
Inventoried costs related to long-term contracts	53,996			51,774
Gross inventories	466,255			442,795
Less:  Inventory reserves	(51,479		)	(48,904		)
Progress payments applied	(11,749		)	(14,300		)
Inventories, net	$	403,027		$	379,591