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ACQUISITIONS (Narrative) (Detail) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS (Narrative) (Detail) $ in Thousands	Feb. 08, 2017	Jan. 03, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) NumberAcquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired (in number of acquisitions) \| NumberAcquisitions				2
Aggregate purchase price			$ 0	$ 239,372
Defense [Member] \| Teletronics Technology Corporation (TTC) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price				232,757
Acquisition date		Jan. 03, 2017
Commercial Industrial [Member] \| Para Tech Coating, Inc (Para Tech) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date	Feb. 08, 2017
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				$ 6,615