SEGMENT INFORMATION (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

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)	2023		2022		2021
Net sales
Aerospace & Industrial	$	889,744	$	838,885	$	789,054
Defense Electronics	818,547		693,709		727,828
Naval & Power	1,142,590		1,030,918		990,339
Less: Intersegment Revenues	(5,508)		(6,487)		(6,460)
Total Consolidated	$	2,845,373	$	2,557,025	$	2,500,761

Depreciation and amortization expense
Aerospace & Industrial	$	33,994	$	34,336	$	36,999
Defense Electronics	33,347		35,120		38,136
Naval & Power	46,165		39,712		35,937
Corporate	2,666		2,859		3,312
Total Consolidated	$	116,172	$	112,027	$	114,384

Capital expenditures
Aerospace & Industrial	$	17,067	$	18,554	$	16,799
Defense Electronics	5,573		3,504		3,922
Naval & Power	18,112		13,652		18,106
Corporate	3,914		2,507		2,281
Total Consolidated	$	44,666	$	38,217	$	41,108

(1) Corporate and Eliminations includes pension expense, environmental remediation and administrative expenses, legal, and other expenses.

	As of December 31,
(In thousands)	2023		2022
Segment assets
Aerospace & Industrial	$	1,077,808	$	1,041,562
Defense Electronics	1,517,877		1,546,331
Naval & Power	1,496,063		1,487,568
Corporate	529,221		372,842
Total Consolidated	$	4,620,969	$	4,448,303

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2023		2022		2021
Earnings before taxes:
Total reportable segment operating income	$	526,280	$	469,146	$	417,012
Corporate and Eliminations	(41,678)		(45,703)		(39,883)
Interest expense	51,393		46,980		40,240
Other income, net	29,861		12,732		12,067
Earnings before income taxes	$	463,070	$	389,195	$	348,956

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

Operating income (expense)
Aerospace & Industrial	$	145,278	$	136,996	$	121,817
Defense Electronics	191,775		154,568		159,089
Naval & Power	189,227		177,582		136,106
Corporate and Eliminations (1)	(41,678)		(45,703)		(39,883)
Total Consolidated	$	484,602	$	423,443	$	377,129

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated [Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(In thousands)	2023		2022
Assets:
Total assets for reportable segments	$	4,091,748	$	4,075,461
Non-segment cash	228,930		122,198
Other assets	300,291		250,644
Total consolidated assets	$	4,620,969	$	4,448,303

ScheduleOfRevenueFromExternalCustomersAttributedToForeignCountriesByGeographicAreaTextBlock

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2023		2022		2021
Revenues
United States of America	$	2,060,986	$	1,879,001	$	1,851,827
United Kingdom	115,078		102,965		93,154
Other foreign countries	669,309		575,059		555,780
Consolidated total	$	2,845,373	$	2,557,025	$	2,500,761

ScheduleOfEntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasLongLivedAssetsInIndividualForeignCountriesByCountryTextBlock

	As of December 31,
(In thousands)	2023		2022
Long-Lived Assets - Property, plant, and equipment, net
United States of America	$	243,542	$	254,317
United Kingdom	25,898		27,049
Other foreign countries	63,356		61,342
Consolidated total	$	332,796	$	342,708