INVENTORIES (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

(In thousands)	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Raw materials	$	239,575	$	191,066
Work-in-process	87,193		78,221
Finished goods	118,655		98,944
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts (1)	42,110		48,619
Inventories, net of reserves	487,533		416,850
Less:  Progress payments applied	(4,743)		(5,283)
Inventories, net	$	482,790	$	411,567