Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of inventory

Inventories consist of the following:

	At December 31,
	2019		2018
In thousands
Raw materials	$	15,012	$	15,939
Contracts in process:
US Government	6,217		6,030
Commercial and other government contracts	74,035		49,471
Contracts and other work in process (including certain general stock materials)	36,130		41,166
Finished goods	24,959		18,963
Inventories(1)	$	156,353	$	131,569

⁽¹⁾ Inventories attributable to the Company's formerly owned Distribution business were included in assets held for sale, current portion as of December 31, 2018 on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 3, Discontinued Operations, for further information on the Company's sale of the Distribution business.