INVENTORIES (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Raw materials	$	248,932	$	242,116
Work-in-process	108,304		76,328
Finished goods	141,884		128,090
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts (1)	43,735		39,685
Inventories, net of reserves	542,855		486,219
Less:  Progress payments applied	(2,675)		(3,106)
Inventories, net	$	540,180	$	483,113