SEGMENT INFORMATION (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Text Block]

Operating results by reportable segment are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021		2020
Net sales
Aerospace & Industrial	$	838,885	$	789,054	$	807,144
Defense Electronics	693,709		727,828		610,413
Naval & Power	1,030,918		995,509		977,109
Less: Intersegment Revenues	(6,487)		(6,460)		(3,330)
Total Consolidated	$	2,557,025	$	2,505,931	$	2,391,336

Depreciation and amortization expense
Aerospace & Industrial	$	34,336	$	36,999	$	37,690
Defense Electronics	35,120		38,136		36,188
Naval & Power	39,712		35,937		37,894
Corporate	2,859		3,312		4,131
Total Consolidated	$	112,027	$	114,384	$	115,903

Capital expenditures
Aerospace & Industrial	$	18,554	$	16,799	$	20,025
Defense Electronics	3,504		3,922		3,317
Naval & Power	13,652		18,106		21,283
Corporate	2,507		2,281		2,874
Total Consolidated	$	38,217	$	41,108	$	47,499

(1) Corporate and Eliminations includes pension expense, environmental remediation and administrative expenses, legal, foreign currency transactional gains and losses, and other expenses.

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021		2020
Earnings before taxes:
Total reportable segment operating income	$	469,146	$	422,566	$	326,613
Corporate and Eliminations	(45,703)		(39,883)		(37,765)
Interest expense	46,980		40,240		35,545
Other income, net	12,732		12,067		9,748
Total consolidated earnings before tax	$	389,195	$	354,510	$	263,051

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	2022		2021		2020
Operating income (expense)
Aerospace & Industrial	$	136,996	$	121,817	$	99,714
Defense Electronics	154,568		159,089		118,748
Naval & Power	177,582		141,660		108,151
Corporate and Eliminations (1)	(45,703)		(39,883)		(37,765)
Total Consolidated	$	423,443	$	382,683	$	288,848

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated [Text Block]

Segment assets
Aerospace & Industrial	$	1,041,562	$	991,508	$	1,019,203
Defense Electronics	1,546,331		1,536,369		1,542,686
Naval & Power	1,488,867		1,270,099		1,256,416
Corporate	372,842		294,581		175,445
Assets held for sale	—		10,988		27,584
Total Consolidated	$	4,449,602	$	4,103,545	$	4,021,334

	As of December 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021		2020
Assets:
Total assets for reportable segments	$	4,076,760	$	3,797,976	$	3,818,305
Assets held for sale	—		10,988		27,584
Non-segment cash	122,198		7,537		49,157
Other assets	250,644		287,044		126,288
Total consolidated assets	$	4,449,602	$	4,103,545	$	4,021,334

ScheduleOfRevenueFromExternalCustomersAttributedToForeignCountriesByGeographicAreaTextBlock

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021		2020
Revenues
United States of America	$	1,879,001	$	1,856,997	$	1,758,424
United Kingdom	102,965		93,154		90,628
Other foreign countries	575,059		555,780		542,284
Consolidated total	$	2,557,025	$	2,505,931	$	2,391,336

ScheduleOfEntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasLongLivedAssetsInIndividualForeignCountriesByCountryTextBlock

	As of December 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021		2020
Long-Lived Assets - Property, plant, and equipment, net
United States of America	$	254,317	$	261,658	$	271,299
United Kingdom	27,049		31,594		34,221
Other foreign countries	61,342		66,779		72,680
Consolidated total	$	342,708	$	360,031	$	378,200