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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

4. Inventories

Inventories consist primarily of telecommunications systems and parts, and are recorded at the lower of cost (average cost) or market. We evaluate the need for write-downs associated with obsolete, slow-moving, and nonsalable inventory by reviewing net realizable inventory values on a periodic basis.

Inventories as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, all of which were included within the BA segment, were as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,      December 31,  
     2017      2016  

Work-in-process component parts

   $ 37,462      $ 39,150  

Finished goods

     11,159        11,116  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventory

   $ 48,621      $ 50,266