INVENTORIES (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory [Text Block]

			(In thousands)
		September 30,		December 31,
		2012		2011
Raw material		$	192,843	$	168,619
Work-in-process			100,951		89,832
Finished goods and component parts			86,644		81,544
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts			35,073		35,347
Gross inventories			415,511		375,342
Less: Inventory reserves			(48,360)		(48,547)
	Progress payments applied, principally related to long-term contracts		(11,768)		(13,750)
Inventories, net		$	355,383	$	313,045