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Customer Advances In Excess Of Costs Incurred On Contracts In Progress (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Costs in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts or Programs [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Customer Advances |
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Advances received | $ | 678,153 |  |  | $ | 782,482 |
Less - |  |  |  |
Advances presented under long-term liabilities | 164,854 |  |  | 156,497 |
Advances deducted from inventories | 95,131 |  |  | 104,297 |
| 418,168 |  |  | 521,688 |
Less - |  |  |  |
Costs incurred on contracts in progress (See Note 5) | 68,170 |  |  | 68,306 |
| $ | 349,998 |  |  | $ | 453,382 |

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