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Inventory, Precontract Costs

No definition available.

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- References

No definition available.

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Amount before valuation and LIFO reserves, and progress payments, of inventory associated with long-term contracts, expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(6)(a)(2))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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Amount, after deduction of valuation reserves, other allowances, and customer advances received on long-term contracts or programs, of inventory expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within the normal operating cycle.

No definition available.

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Amount before valuation and LIFO reserves of other inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(6)(a))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1