INVENTORIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

Inventoried costs contain amounts relating to long-term contracts and programs with long production cycles, a portion of which will not be realized within one year. Long-term contract inventory includes an immaterial amount of claims or other similar items subject to uncertainty concerning their determination or realization. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

The composition of inventories is as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Raw materials	$	177,729	$	153,876
Work-in-process	100,710		100,359
Finished goods	130,942		108,329
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts (1)	58,630		70,414
Inventories, net of reserves	468,011		432,978
Less:  Progress payments applied	(7,426)		(8,143)
Inventories, net	$	460,585	$	424,835

(1) As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, this caption also includes capitalized contract development costs of $30.9 million and $39.1 million, respectively, related to certain aerospace and defense programs. These capitalized costs will be liquidated as units are produced and sold under contract. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, capitalized development costs of $16.1 million and $23.7 million, respectively, are not currently supported by existing firm orders.