INVENTORIES (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

	(In thousands)
	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Raw materials	$	245,619		$	231,219
Work-in-process	113,974			114,372
Finished goods and component parts	123,650			117,444
Inventoried costs related to long-term contracts	51,490			58,796
Gross inventories	534,733			521,831
Less:  Inventory reserves	(54,129		)	(54,400		)
Progress payments applied	(12,896		)	(15,344		)
Inventories, net	$	467,708		$	452,087