INVENTORIES (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

	(In thousands)
	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Raw materials	$	198,696		$	189,228
Work-in-process	77,048			73,843
Finished goods and component parts	129,984			112,478
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts	54,902			57,516
Gross inventories	460,630			433,065
Less:  Inventory reserves	(55,914		)	(54,988		)
Progress payments applied, principally related to long-term contracts	(9,533		)	(11,103		)
Inventories, net	$	395,183		$	366,974