INVENTORIES (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Raw materials	$	266,413	$	239,313
Work-in-process	112,605		103,750
Finished goods	134,211		126,174
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts	40,689		43,255
Inventories, net of reserves	553,918		512,492
Less:  Progress payments applied	(881)		(2,459)
Inventories, net	$	553,037	$	510,033