Contract Assets, Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Contract Assets, Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities [Abstract]

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

Activity related to contract assets, contract costs and contract liabilities is as follows:

	December 31, 2020(2)		December 31, 2019		$ Change		% Change
In thousands
Contract assets(1)	$	108,645	$	121,614	$	(12,969)	(10.7)	%
Contract costs, current portion	$	3,511	$	6,052	$	(2,541)	(42.0)	%
Contract costs, noncurrent portion	$	8,311	$	6,099	$	2,212	36.3	%
Contract liabilities, current portion	$	39,073	$	42,942	$	(3,869)	(9.0)	%
Contract liabilities, noncurrent portion	$	11,019	$	37,855	$	(26,836)	(70.9)	%

(1) The Company's contract assets were net of unliquidated progress payments, primarily from the U.S. Government, of $32.4 million and $30.2 million at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(2) Contract liabilities attributable to the Company's UK Composites business were included in liabilities held for sale, current portion as of December 31, 2020 on the Company's Balance Sheets. See Note 2, Discontinued Operations and Liabilities Held for Sale, for further information on the Company's anticipated sale of the UK Composites business.

Contract Assets Due to Contract Changes, Negotiated Settlements and Claims for Unanticipated Costs [Table Text Block]

Contract assets includes amounts for matters such as contract changes, negotiated settlements and claims for unanticipated contract costs. These amounts are as follows:

	At December 31,
	2020		2019
In thousands
Contract changes, negotiated settlements and claims for unanticipated contract costs	$	3,178	$	3,745