DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Narrative (Detail) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions				1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 17, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture												$ 1,027	$ 31,344	$ 152,965
Gain (loss) on divestiture												845	(16,991)	(29,184)
Impairment of assets												0	0	3,202
Income tax benefit / (expense)												$ 2,053	$ (7,926)	(14,268)
Held-for-sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments | facility												5
Surface Technologies [Member] | Commercial/Industrial
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of Facilities Sold | facility													2
Disposal Date				Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Engineered Packaging [Member] | Defense
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture					$ 14,000
Gain (loss) on divestiture					$ 2,300
Disposal Date					Jul. 31, 2015
Downstream [Member] | Previously reported within Energy segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture						$ 19,000
Discontinued Operation, Amount of Adjustment to Prior Period Gain (Loss) on Disposal, before Income Tax									$ 4,800
Gain (loss) on divestiture													$ (59,500)	$ (33,100)
Disposal Date													May 31, 2015
Aviation Ground Support [Member] | Defense
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture							$ 4,000	£ 3
Disposal Date							Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Surface Technologies International [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax closure costs										$ 5,300
Surface Technologies International [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of assets										$ 3,200
Benshaw [Member] | Previously reported within Defense segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on divestiture		$ 7,300
Disposal Date		Jun. 30, 2014
Sale of assets of businesses		$ 49,700
Income tax benefit / (expense)		$ (2,900)
3D Radar [Member] | Defense
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on divestiture			$ 600
Disposal Date			Apr. 30, 2014
Sale of assets of businesses			$ 2,400
Upstream [Member] | Previously reported within Energy segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture	$ 98,000
Gain (loss) on divestiture	$ (13,700)
Disposal Date	Dec. 17, 2014
Income tax benefit / (expense)	$ (600)
Vessels [Member] | Previously reported within Energy segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture											$ 2,000
Gain (loss) on divestiture											(8,600)
Income tax benefit / (expense)											$ (3,200)