INVENTORIES (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

	(In thousands)
	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Raw materials	$	230,208		$	224,613
Work-in-process	104,246			92,761
Finished goods and component parts	116,547			107,173
Inventoried costs related to long-term contracts	51,360			38,000
Gross inventories	502,361			462,547
Less:  Inventory reserves	(54,846		)	(50,333		)
Progress payments applied	(11,224		)	(14,743		)
Inventories, net	$	436,291		$	397,471