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Inventories (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Inventories |
Components Of Inventories |
|  | June 30, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Raw materials and component parts |  | $ | 154,316 |  |  | $ | 126,901 |
Work-in-process |  |  | 51,798 |  |  |  | 23,164 |
Finished goods |  |  | 76,267 |  |  |  | 46,481 |
Total |  | $ | 282,381 |  |  | $ | 196,546 |

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