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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

INVENTORIES [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure

INVENTORIES

Inventory consisted of the following at December 31:

	2016				2015
Raw materials and parts	$	100,408			$	98,252
Work-in-progress	41,454				35,100
Finished goods	80,185				81,031
Total Inventory	$	222,047			$	214,383

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The entire disclosure for inventory. Includes, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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