SEGMENT INFORMATION (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Net sales
Commercial/Industrial	$	275,205		$	299,898
Defense	105,730			114,352
Power	123,746			135,135
Less: Intersegment revenues	(1,174		)	(3,186		)
Total consolidated	$	503,507		$	546,199
Operating income (expense)
Commercial/Industrial	$	30,052		$	43,289
Defense	16,845			18,027
Power	14,628			19,512
Corporate and eliminations (1)	(4,262		)	(7,993		)
Total consolidated	$	57,263		$	72,835

⁽¹⁾ Corporate and eliminations includes pension and other postretirement benefit expense, certain environmental costs related to remediation at legacy sites, foreign currency transactional gains and losses, and certain other expenses.

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Total operating income	$	57,263		$	72,835
Interest expense	9,933			8,996
Other income, net	(234		)	(481		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	47,564		$	64,320

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated

	(In thousands)
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Identifiable assets
Commercial/Industrial	$	1,502,825	$	1,480,052
Defense	804,191		800,613
Power	539,730		629,612
Corporate and Other	116,906		79,334
Total consolidated	$	2,963,652	$	2,989,611