PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	10,899		$	9,978		$	21,718		$	20,133
Interest cost	6,781			6,676			13,516			13,131
Expected return on plan assets	(8,875		)	(8,356		)	(17,761		)	(16,770		)
Amortization of prior service cost	254			300			554			601
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	3,935			3,015			8,207			5,511
Curtailments	2,711			—			2,711			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	15,705		$	11,613		$	28,945		$	22,606

The components of the net postretirement benefit cost for the Curtiss-Wright and EMD postretirement benefit plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	99		$	110		$	199		$	220
Interest cost	209			231			417			463
Amortization of prior service cost	(157		)	(157		)	(314		)	(314		)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial gain	(160		)	(179		)	(320		)	(359		)
Net postretirement benefit cost (income)	$	(9	)	$	5		$	(18	)	$	10