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Reporting Entity [Axis]

0001486957 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	Period [Axis]
	2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits	We apply the provisions of FASB Topic Income Taxes regarding the treatment of uncertain tax positions. A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits (exclusive of interest and federal/state benefit) is as follows:     Year Ended December 31,     2016   2015   2014     (In thousands) Balance at beginning of period   $ 2,222   $ 8,597   $ 4,943 Increases based on tax positions taken in the current year   —   185   868 Increases based on tax positions taken in the prior years   —   —   3,396 Decreases based on tax positions taken in the prior years   —   (134 )   (260 ) Decreases due to settlements with tax authorities   (571 )   (5,934 )   (350 ) Decreases due to lapse of applicable statute of limitation   —   (492 )   — Balance at end of period   $ 1,651   $ 2,222   $ 8,597
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:     December 31,     2016   2015     (In thousands) Deferred tax assets:         Pension liability   $ 129,603   $ 131,652 Accrued warranty expense   3,868   4,540 Accrued vacation pay   9,892   8,764 Accrued liabilities for self-insurance (including postretirement health care benefits)   7,663   8,654 Accrued liabilities for executive and employee incentive compensation   20,670   17,529 Environmental and products liabilities   34,798   20,861 Investments in joint ventures and affiliated companies   15,067   17,518 Long-term contracts   10,039   15,414 State tax net operating loss carryforward   5,573   4,142 Tax credit carryforward   160   170 Other   9,373   8,442 Total deferred tax assets   246,706   237,686 Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets   (17,226 )   (17,752 ) Deferred tax assets   229,480   219,934 Deferred tax liabilities:         Property, plant and equipment   10,249   8,242 Long-term contracts   11,920   9,849 Intangibles   35,920   21,698 Other   —   2,612 Total deferred tax liabilities   58,089   42,401 Net deferred tax assets   $ 171,391   $ 177,533
Income from Continuing Operations Before Provision for Income Taxes	Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes was as follows:     Year Ended December 31,     2016   2015   2014     (In thousands) U.S.   $ 215,572   $ 211,285   $ 50,617 Other than U.S.   41,696   9,780   (18,482 ) Income before provision for income taxes   $ 257,268   $ 221,065   $ 32,135
Components of Income Tax Provision from Continuing Operations	The components of income tax provision from continuing operations are as follows:     Year Ended December 31,     2016   2015   2014     (In thousands) Current:             U.S. – federal   $ 73,383   $ 95,854   $ 60,662 U.S. – state and local   3,068   3,498   9,376 Other than U.S.   4,436   (2,170 )   (5,833 ) Total current   80,887   97,182   64,205 Deferred:             U.S. – federal   (12,665 )   (25,981 )   (58,235 ) U.S. – state and local   222   3,423   (5,167 ) Other than U.S.   5,212   5,792   888 Total deferred   (7,231 )   (16,766 )   (62,514 ) Provision for income taxes   $ 73,656   $ 80,416   $ 1,691
Reconciliation of Income Tax Provision Related to Continuing Operations from U.S. Statutory Federal Tax Rate	The following is a reconciliation of the income tax provision related to continuing operations from the U.S. statutory federal tax rate (35%) to the consolidated effective tax rate:     Year Ended December 31,     2016   2015   2014 U.S. federal statutory (benefit) rate   35.0  %   35.0  %   35.0  % State and local income taxes   0.8  %   3.3  %   5.9  % Foreign rate differential   (1.5 )%   (0.4 )%   5.3  % Foreign operations   (1.4 )%   1.7  %   (1.8 )% Tax credits   —  %   —  %   (3.6 )% Dividends and deemed dividends from affiliates   —  %   —  %   (18.3 )% Valuation allowances   0.3  %   1.6  %   (16.6 )% Uncertain tax positions   (0.1 )%   (1.1 )%   2.0  % Non-deductible expenses   0.8  %   0.4  %   7.7  % Manufacturing deduction   (2.6 )%   (2.9 )%   (23.9 )% Minority interest   (1.9 )%   0.3  %   6.4  % Other   (0.8 )%   (1.5 )%   7.2  % Effective tax rate   28.6  %   36.4  %   5.3  %
Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets	The following is an analysis of our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:     Beginning Balance   Charges To Costs and Expenses   Charged To Other Accounts   Ending Balance     (In thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2016   $ (17,752 )   (760 )   1,286   $ (17,226 ) Year Ended December 31, 2015   $ (14,239 )   (3,513 )   —   $ (17,752 ) Year Ended December 31, 2014   $ (19,585 )   5,346   —   $ (14,239 )