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Contracts In Process (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2014
Contractors [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Contracts In Process | Contracts in process represent recoverable costs and, where applicable, accrued profit related to long-term contracts that have been inventoried until the customer is billed, and consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2013 |  | September 28, 2014
Contract costs and estimated profits | $ | 7,961 |  |  | $ | 7,209 |
Other contract costs | 1,178 |  |  | 1,073 |
| 9,139 |  |  | 8,282 |
Advances and progress payments | (4,359 | ) |  | (3,846 | )
Total contracts in process | $ | 4,780 |  |  | $ | 4,436 |

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