UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

or

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from _________ to _______

Commission File Number 1-134

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

									
Delaware		13-0612970	
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)	

												
 130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300			
Davidson,	North Carolina		28036	
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)	

(704) 869-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
									
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock	CW	New York Stock Exchange	

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period of time that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ☒                        No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes  ☒                        No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

															
Large accelerated filer	☒		Accelerated filer	☐	
Non-accelerated filer	☐	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	☐	
			Emerging growth company	☐	
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.	☐	

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ☐   No  ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share: 42,689,253 shares (as of September 30, 2019).

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE of CONTENTS

												
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION	PAGE	

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):		
				
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings	4	
				
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	5	
				
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	6	
				
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7	
				
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	8	
				
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9	
				
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22	
				
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	33	
				
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	33	

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION		

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	34	
				
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	34	
				
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34	
			
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	35	
			
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	35	
			
Item 5.	Other Information	35	
				
Item 6.	Exhibits	36	
				
Signatures		37	

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PART 1- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(UNAUDITED)
																								
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands, except per share data)	2019		2018		2019		2018	
Net sales								
Product sales	$	516,760 	 		$	495,197 	 		$	1,520,612 	 		$	1,451,560 	 	
Service sales	98,120 	 		100,196 	 		311,578 	 		311,653 	 	
Total net sales	614,880 	 		595,393 	 		1,832,190 	 		1,763,213 	 	
Cost of sales								
Cost of product sales	331,793 	 		312,702 	 		986,475 	 		936,197 	 	
Cost of service sales	57,011 	 		60,173 	 		192,722 	 		196,807 	 	
Total cost of sales	388,804 	 		372,875 	 		1,179,197 	 		1,133,004 	 	
Gross profit	226,076 	 		222,518 	 		652,993 	 		630,209 	 	
Research and development expenses	18,362 	 		14,239 	 		54,503 	 		45,234 	 	
Selling expenses	28,133 	 		30,361 	 		90,303 	 		94,546 	 	
General and administrative expenses	74,012 	 		80,871 	 		224,888 	 		226,808 	 	
Operating income	105,569 	 		97,047 	 		283,299 	 		263,621 	 	
Interest expense	7,951 	 		7,949 	 		23,183 	 		25,719 	 	
Other income, net	6,355 	 		3,843 	 		17,704 	 		12,497 	 	
Earnings before income taxes	103,973 	 		92,941 	 		277,820 	 		250,399 	 	
Provision for income taxes	(21,463)	 		(18,458)	 		(59,645)	 		(57,485)	 	
Net earnings	$	82,510 	 		$	74,483 	 		$	218,175 	 		$	192,914 	 	
								
Net earnings per share:								
Basic earnings per share	$	1.93 	 		$	1.70 	 		$	5.10 	 		$	4.38 	 	
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.92 	 		$	1.68 	 		$	5.07 	 		$	4.33 	 	
								
Dividends per share	0.17 	 		0.15 	 		0.49 	 		0.45 	 	
Weighted-average shares outstanding:								
Basic	42,709 	 		43,892 	 		42,755 	 		44,060 	 	
Diluted	42,995 	 		44,334 	 		43,025 	 		44,513 	 	
								
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements	

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

																								
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
	2019		2018		2019		2018	
Net earnings	$	82,510 	 		$	74,483 	 		$	218,175 	 		$	192,914 	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss)								
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (1)	$	(24,734)	 		$	(2,230)	 		$	(15,952)	 		$	(30,590)	 	
Pension and postretirement adjustments, net of tax (2)	1,311 	 		3,458 	 		4,743 	 		9,142 	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(23,423)	 		1,228 	 		(11,209)	 		(21,448)	 	
Comprehensive income	$	59,087 	 		$	75,711 	 		$	206,966 	 		$	171,466 	 	

(1) The tax benefit included in other comprehensive loss for foreign currency translation adjustments for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.6 million. The tax benefit included in other comprehensive loss for foreign currency translation adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $0.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

(2) The tax expense included in other comprehensive income for pension and postretirement adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively. The tax expense included in other comprehensive income for pension and postretirement adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $1.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share data)

	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018	
Assets				
Current assets:				
Cash and cash equivalents	$	297,712 	 		$	276,066 	 	
Receivables, net	644,150 	 		593,755 	 	
Inventories, net	430,086 	 		423,426 	 	
Other current assets	44,338 	 		50,719 	 	
Total current assets	1,416,286 	 		1,343,966 	 	
Property, plant, and equipment, net	373,718 	 		374,660 	 	
Goodwill	1,104,796 	 		1,088,032 	 	
Other intangible assets, net	420,458 	 		429,567 	 	
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	134,286 	 		— 	 	
Other assets	32,765 	 		19,160 	 	
Total assets	$	3,482,309 	 		$	3,255,385 	 	
Liabilities	 		 	
Current liabilities:				
Current portion of long-term and short-term debt	$	80 	 		$	243 	 	
Accounts payable	169,413 	 		232,983 	 	
Accrued expenses	140,589 	 		166,954 	 	
Income taxes payable	8,347 	 		5,811 	 	
Deferred revenue	256,327 	 		236,508 	 	
Other current liabilities	73,349 	 		44,829 	 	
Total current liabilities	648,105 	 		687,328 	 	
Long-term debt	761,057 	 		762,313 	 	
Deferred tax liabilities, net	48,809 	 		47,121 	 	
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs	94,629 	 		101,227 	 	
Long-term operating lease liability	116,652 	 		— 	 	
Long-term portion of environmental reserves	15,923 	 		15,777 	 	
Other liabilities	95,994 	 		110,838 	 	
Total liabilities	1,781,169 	 		1,724,604 	 	
Contingencies and commitments (Note 14)				
Stockholders’ equity				
Common stock, $1 par value,100,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 49,187,378 shares issued as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; outstanding shares were 42,689,253 as of September 30, 2019 and 42,772,417 as of December 31, 2018	49,187 	 		49,187 	 	
Additional paid in capital	120,219 	 		118,234 	 	
Retained earnings	2,414,956 	 		2,191,471 	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(325,913)	 		(288,447)	 	
Common treasury stock, at cost (6,498,125 shares as of September 30, 2019 and 6,414,961 shares as of December 31, 2018)	(557,309)	 		(539,664)	 	
Total stockholders’ equity	1,701,140 	 		1,530,781 	 	
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,482,309 	 		$	3,255,385 	 	
				
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements	

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
												
	Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018	
Cash flows from operating activities:				
Net earnings	$	218,175 	 		$	192,914 	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities				
Depreciation and amortization	76,998 	 		77,146 	 	
Gain on divestitures	— 	 		(2,149)	 	
Gain on fixed asset disposals	(6,295)	 		(531)	 	
Deferred income taxes	652 	 		4,942 	 	
Share-based compensation	11,262 	 		11,846 	 	
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired and divested:				
Receivables, net	(44,788)	 		(79,372)	 	
Inventories, net	(8,587)	 		(50,463)	 	
Progress payments	(4,955)	 		764 	 	
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(86,900)	 		(32,389)	 	
Deferred revenue	18,750 	 		11,643 	 	
Income taxes payable	2,676 	 		(7,620)	 	
Pension and postretirement liabilities, net	(928)	 		(46,320)	 	
Other current and long-term assets and liabilities	(17,045)	 		18,564 	 	
Net cash provided by operating activities	159,015 	 		98,975 	 	
Cash flows from investing activities:				
Proceeds from sales and disposals of long lived assets	10,099 	 		5,495 	 	
Consideration from divestitures	— 	 		(268)	 	
Acquisition of intangible assets	(157)	 		(1,500)	 	
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(49,919)	 		(30,287)	 	
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(50,075)	 		(210,167)	 	
Additional consideration paid on prior year acquisitions	— 	 		(460)	 	
Net cash used for investing activities	(90,052)	 		(237,187)	 	
Cash flows from financing activities:				
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	35,387 	 		370,595 	 	
Payment of revolving credit facility	(35,550)	 		(369,721)	 	
Repurchases of common stock	(37,864)	 		(78,898)	 	
Proceeds from share-based compensation	10,943 	 		11,135 	 	
Dividends paid	(13,683)	 		(13,223)	 	
Other	(600)	 		(557)	 	
Net cash used for financing activities	(41,367)	 		(80,669)	 	
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash	(5,950)	 		(10,322)	 	
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	21,646 	 		(229,203)	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	276,066 	 		475,120 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	297,712 	 		$	245,917 	 	
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:	 		 	
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	$	88 	 		$	684 	 	
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements	

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2019	
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock	
December 31, 2018	$	49,187 	 		$	118,234 	 		$	2,191,471 	 		$	(288,447)	 		$	(539,664)	 	
Cumulative effect from adoption of ASU 2018-02	— 	 		— 	 		26,257 	 		(26,257)	 		— 	 	
Net earnings	— 	 		— 	 		218,175 	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		(11,209)	 		— 	 	
Dividends declared	— 	 		— 	 		(20,947)	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Restricted stock	— 	 		(5,491)	 		— 	 		— 	 		5,491 	 	
Stock options exercised	— 	 		(2,720)	 		— 	 		— 	 		13,662 	 	
Share-based compensation	— 	 		10,857 	 		— 	 		— 	 		405 	 	
Repurchase of common stock	— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		(37,864)	 	
Other	— 	 		(661)	 		— 	 		— 	 		661 	 	
September 30, 2019	$	49,187 	 		$	120,219 	 		$	2,414,956 	 		$	(325,913)	 		$	(557,309)	 	

	For the three months ended September 30, 2019	
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock	
June 30, 2019	$	49,187 	 		$	116,835 	 		$	2,339,703 	 		$	(302,490)	 		$	(550,939)	 	
Net earnings	— 	 		— 	 		82,510 	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		(23,423)	 		— 	 	
Dividends declared	— 	 		— 	 		(7,257)	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Stock options exercised	— 	 		(898)	 		— 	 		— 	 		6,429 	 	
Share-based compensation	— 	 		4,282 	 		— 	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Repurchase of common stock	— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		(12,799)	 	
September 30, 2019	$	49,187 	 		$	120,219 	 		$	2,414,956 	 		$	(325,913)	 		$	(557,309)	 	

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2018	
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock	
December 31, 2017	$	49,187 	 		$	120,609 	 		$	1,944,324 	 		$	(216,840)	 		$	(369,480)	 	
Cumulative effect from adoption of ASC 606	— 	 		— 	 		(2,274)	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Net earnings	— 	 		— 	 		192,914 	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		(21,448)	 		— 	 	
Dividends declared	— 	 		— 	 		(19,798)	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Restricted stock	— 	 		(7,159)	 		— 	 		— 	 		7,159 	 	
Stock options exercised	— 	 		(1,163)	 		— 	 		— 	 		12,298 	 	
Share-based compensation	— 	 		11,631 	 		— 	 		— 	 		215 	 	
Repurchase of common stock	— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		(78,898)	 	
Other	— 	 		(725)	 		— 	 		— 	 		725 	 	
September 30, 2018	$	49,187 	 		$	123,193 	 		$	2,115,166 	 		$	(238,288)	 		$	(427,981)	 	

	For the three months ended September 30, 2018	
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock	
June 30, 2018	$	49,187 	 		$	119,025 	 		$	2,047,250 	 		$	(239,516)	 		$	(399,850)	 	
Net earnings	— 	 		— 	 		74,483 	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		1,228 	 		— 	 	
Dividends declared	— 	 		— 	 		(6,567)	 		— 	 		— 	 	
Restricted stock	— 	 		(236)	 		— 	 		— 	 		236 	 	
Stock options exercised	— 	 		372 	 		— 	 		— 	 		4,402 	 	
Share-based compensation	— 	 		4,032 	 		— 	 		— 	 		14 	 	
Repurchase of common stock	— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		— 	 		(32,783)	 	
September 30, 2018	$	49,187 	 		$	123,193 	 		$	2,115,166 	 		$	(238,288)	 		$	(427,981)	 	
										
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements	

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES to CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1.           BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Corporation" or the "Company") is a global, diversified manufacturing and service company that designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components and provides highly engineered products and services to the aerospace, defense, power generation, and general industrial markets.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Curtiss-Wright and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Corporation have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements.

Management is required to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the accompanying financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The most significant of these estimates includes the estimate of costs to complete using the over-time revenue recognition accounting method, the estimate of useful lives for property, plant, and equipment, cash flow estimates used for testing the recoverability of assets, pension plan and postretirement obligation assumptions, estimates for inventory obsolescence, fair value estimates around assets and assumed liabilities from acquisitions, estimates for the valuation and useful lives of intangible assets, legal reserves, and the estimate of future environmental costs. Changes in estimates of contract sales, costs, and profits are recognized using the cumulative catch-up method of accounting. This method recognizes in the current period the cumulative effect of the changes on current and prior periods. Accordingly, the effect of the changes on future periods of contract performance is recognized as if the revised estimate had been the original estimate. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no significant changes in estimated contract costs. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been reflected in these financial statements.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of trends or of the operating results for a full year.

Recent accounting pronouncements adopted

ASU 2016-02 - Leases - On January 1, 2019, the Corporation adopted ASC 842, Leases, using the optional transition method of adoption which permits the entity to continue presenting all periods prior to January 1, 2019 under previous lease accounting guidance. In conjunction with the adoption, the Corporation elected the package of practical expedients which permits the entity to forgo reassessment of conclusions reached regarding lease existence and lease classification under previous guidance, as well as the practical expedient to not separate non-lease components. Further, the Corporation made an accounting policy election to account for short-term leases in a manner consistent with the methodology applied under previous guidance. The adoption of this standard resulted in an increase of approximately $151 million in both total assets and total liabilities in the Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2019.

ASU 2018-02 - Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - On January 1, 2019, the Corporation adopted ASU 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which permits the reclassification of tax effects stranded in accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act). The adoption of this standard resulted in a reclassification of $26 million from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings in the Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2019.

2.           REVENUE

The Corporation recognizes revenue when control of a promised good and/or service is transferred to a customer in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Corporation expects to be entitled to in exchange for that good and/or service.

Performance Obligations

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES to CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

The Corporation identifies a performance obligation for each promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. As part of its assessment, the Corporation considers all goods and/or services promised in the contract, regardless of whether they are explicitly stated or implied by customary business practices. The Corporation’s contracts may contain either a single performance obligation, including the promise to transfer individual goods or services that are not separately distinct within the context of the respective contracts, or multiple performance obligations. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Corporation allocates the overall transaction price to each performance obligation using standalone selling prices, where available, or utilizes estimates for each distinct good or service in the contract where standalone prices are not available.

The Corporation’s performance obligations are satisfied either at a point-in-time or on an over-time basis. Revenue recognized on an over-time basis for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019 accounted for approximately 47% and 48%, respectively, of total net sales. Revenue recognized on an over-time basis for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 accounted for approximately 49% and 46%, respectively, of total net sales. Typically, over-time revenue recognition is based on the utilization of an input measure used to measure progress, such as costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs. Revenue recognized at a point-in-time for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019 accounted for approximately 53% and 52%, respectively, of total net sales. Revenue recognized at a point-in-time for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 accounted for approximately 51% and 54%, respectively, of total net sales. Revenue for these types of arrangements is recognized at the point in time in which control is transferred to the customer, typically based upon the terms of delivery.

Contract backlog represents the remaining performance obligations that have not yet been recognized as revenue. Backlog includes deferred revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. Total backlog was approximately $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2019, of which the Corporation expects to recognize approximately 92% as net sales over the next 12-36 months. The remainder will be recognized thereafter.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents the Corporation’s total net sales disaggregated by end market and customer type:

Total Net Sales by End Market and Customer Type	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018	
Defense								
Aerospace	$	110,742 	 		$	94,002 	 		$	293,955 	 		$	272,809 	 	
Ground	22,231 	 		25,167 	 		69,383 	 		68,463 	 	
Naval	143,430 	 		116,620 	 		424,371 	 		352,456 	 	
Total Defense Customers	$	276,403 	 		$	235,789 	 		$	787,709 	 		$	693,728 	 	
								
Commercial								
Aerospace	$	109,015 	 		$	101,872 	 		$	320,237 	 		$	305,893 	 	
Power Generation	88,543 	 		106,842 	 		278,194 	 		307,477 	 	
General Industrial	140,919 	 		150,890 	 		446,050 	 		456,115 	 	
Total Commercial Customers	$	338,477 	 		$	359,604 	 		$	1,044,481 	 		$	1,069,485 	 	
								
Total	$	614,880 	 		$	595,393 	 		$	1,832,190 	 		$	1,763,213 	 	
								
Note: Certain amounts in the prior year have been reclassed to conform to the current year presentation.	

Contract Balances

Timing of revenue recognition and cash collection may result in billed receivables, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and deferred revenue (contract liabilities) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Corporation’s contract assets primarily relate to its rights to consideration for work completed but not billed as of the reporting date. Contract assets are
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transferred to billed receivables when the rights to consideration become unconditional. This is typical in situations where amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms or upon achievement of contractual milestones. The Corporation’s contract liabilities primarily consist of customer advances received prior to revenue being earned. Revenue recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 included in the contract liabilities balance at the beginning of the year was approximately $26 million and $159 million, respectively, and $30 million and $144 million, respectively. Contract assets and contract liabilities are reported in the "Receivables, net" and "Deferred revenue" lines, respectively, within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

3.           ACQUISITIONS

The Corporation continually evaluates potential acquisitions that either strategically fit within the Corporation’s existing portfolio or expand the Corporation’s portfolio into new product lines or adjacent markets.  The Corporation has completed a number of acquisitions that have been accounted for as business combinations and have resulted in the recognition of goodwill in the Corporation's financial statements.  This goodwill arises because the acquisition purchase price reflects the future earnings and cash flow potential in excess of the earnings and cash flows attributable to the current product and customer set at the time of acquisition.  Thus, goodwill inherently includes the know-how of the assembled workforce, the ability of the workforce to further improve the technology and product offerings, and the expected cash flows resulting from these efforts. Goodwill may also include expected synergies resulting from the complementary strategic fit these businesses bring to existing operations.

The Corporation allocates the purchase price at the date of acquisition based upon its understanding of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. In the months after closing, as the Corporation obtains additional information about these assets and liabilities, including through tangible and intangible asset appraisals, and as the Corporation learns more about the newly acquired business, it is able to refine the estimates of fair value and more accurately allocate the purchase price. Only items identified as of the acquisition date are considered for subsequent adjustment.  The Corporation will make appropriate adjustments to the purchase price allocation prior to completion of the measurement period, as required.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Corporation acquired one business for an aggregate purchase price of $50 million, which is described in more detail below. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Corporation acquired one business for an aggregate purchase price of $210 million, which is described in more detail below.

The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $8 million of total net sales and immaterial net earnings from the Corporation's 2019 acquisition. The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes $41 million of total net sales and $2 million of net losses from the Corporation's 2018 acquisition.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition for all acquisitions consummated during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

(In thousands)		2019		2018	
Accounts receivable		$	2,300 	 		$	24,385 	 	
Inventory		322 	 		31,875 	 	
Property, plant, and equipment		648 	 		3,206 	 	
Other current and non-current assets		479 	 		47 	 	
Intangible assets		26,000 	 		146,100 	 	
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		1,393 	 		— 	 	
Current and non-current liabilities		(3,252)	 		(5,374)	 	
Net tangible and intangible assets		27,890 	 		200,239 	 	
Purchase price, net of cash acquired		50,075 	 		210,167 	 	
Goodwill		$	22,185 	 		$	9,928 	 	
					
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes		$	22,635 	 		$	15,108 	 	

2019 Acquisition

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Tactical Communications Group (TCG)

On March 15, 2019, the Corporation acquired 100% of the membership interest of TCG for $50.1 million, net of cash acquired. The Purchase Agreement contains a purchase price adjustment mechanism and representations and warranties customary for a transaction of this type, including a portion of the purchase price deposited in escrow as security for potential indemnification claims against the seller. TCG is a designer and manufacturer of tactical data link software solutions for critical military communications systems. The acquired business operates within the Defense segment. The acquisition is subject to post-closing adjustments with the purchase price allocation not yet complete.

2018 Acquisition

Dresser-Rand Government Business (DRG)

On April 2, 2018, the Corporation acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of DRG for $210.2 million in cash after giving effect to certain post-closing adjustments pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties customary for a transaction of this type. DRG is a designer and manufacturer of mission-critical, high-speed rotating equipment solutions and also acts as the sole supplier of steam turbines and main engine guard valves on all aircraft carrier programs. The acquired business operates within the Corporation's Power segment.

4.           RECEIVABLES

Receivables primarily include amounts billed to customers, unbilled charges on long-term contracts consisting of amounts recognized as sales but not billed, and other receivables.  Substantially all amounts of unbilled receivables are expected to be billed and collected within one year. An immaterial amount of unbilled receivables are subject to retainage provisions. The amount of claims and unapproved change orders within our receivables balances are immaterial.

The composition of receivables is as follows:
												
(In thousands)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018	
Billed receivables:				
Trade and other receivables	$	415,681 	 		$	390,306 	 	
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(8,034)	 		(7,436)	 	
Net billed receivables	407,647 	 		382,870 	 	
Unbilled receivables (contract assets):				
Recoverable costs and estimated earnings not billed	245,805 	 		225,810 	 	
Less: Progress payments applied	(9,302)	 		(14,925)	 	
Net unbilled receivables	236,503 	 		210,885 	 	
Receivables, net	$	644,150 	 		$	593,755 	 	

5.           INVENTORIES

Inventoried costs contain amounts relating to long-term contracts and programs with long production cycles, a portion of which will not be realized within one year. Long-term contract inventory includes an immaterial amount of claims or other similar items subject to uncertainty concerning their determination or realization. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market.

The composition of inventories is as follows:
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(In thousands)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018	
Raw materials	$	189,296 	 		$	214,442 	 	
Work-in-process	91,356 	 		74,536 	 	
Finished goods	143,773 	 		143,016 	 	
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts	68,666 	 		54,195 	 	
Gross inventories	493,091 	 		486,189 	 	
Less:  Inventory reserves	(55,471)	 		(55,776)	 	
Progress payments applied	(7,534)	 		(6,987)	 	
Inventories, net	$	430,086 	 		$	423,426 	 	

Inventoried costs related to long-term contracts include capitalized contract development costs related to certain aerospace and defense programs of $41.2 million and $44.4 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. These capitalized costs will be liquidated as units are produced.  As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, $29.1 million and $18.7 million, respectively, are scheduled to be liquidated under existing firm orders.

6.           GOODWILL

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are as follows:
																								
(In thousands)	Commercial/Industrial		Defense		Power		Consolidated	
December 31, 2018	$	442,015 	 		$	448,871 	 		$	197,146 	 		$	1,088,032 	 	
Acquisitions	— 	 		22,185 	 		— 	 		22,185 	 	
Adjustments	— 	 		(208)	 		— 	 		(208)	 	
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(3,555)	 		(1,746)	 		88 	 		(5,213)	 	
September 30, 2019	$	438,460 	 		$	469,102 	 		$	197,234 	 		$	1,104,796 	 	

7.           OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
 
The following tables present the cumulative composition of the Corporation’s intangible assets:
																																							
		September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018	
(In thousands)		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net	
Technology		$	243,782 	 		$	(134,274)	 		$	109,508 	 		$	238,212 	 		$	(123,156)	 		$	115,056 	 	
Customer related intangibles		375,218 	 		(207,806)	 		167,412 	 		358,832 	 		(193,455)	 		165,377 	 	
Programs (1)		144,000 	 		(10,800)	 		133,200 	 		144,000 	 		(5,400)	 		138,600 	 	
Other intangible assets		41,274 	 		(30,936)	 		10,338 	 		40,340 	 		(29,806)	 		10,534 	 	
Total		$	804,274 	 		$	(383,816)	 		$	420,458 	 		$	781,384 	 		$	(351,817)	 		$	429,567 	 	
													
(1) Programs include values assigned to major programs of acquired businesses and represent the aggregate value associated with the customer relationships, contracts, technology, and trademarks underlying the associated program. 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Corporation acquired intangible assets of $26.0 million. The Corporation acquired Customer-related intangibles of $18.9 million, Technology of $6.3 million, and Other intangible assets of $0.8 million, which have a weighted average amortization period of 14.6 years, 15.0 years, and 8.0 years, respectively.

Total intangible amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $34 million as compared to $33 million in the comparable prior year period.  The estimated amortization expense for the five years ending December 31, 2019 through 2023 is $45 million, $43 million, $41 million, $39 million, and $35 million, respectively.

8.           LEASES

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The Corporation conducts a portion of its operations from leased facilities, which include manufacturing and service facilities, administrative offices, and warehouses. In addition, the Corporation leases vehicles, machinery, and office equipment under operating leases. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 1 year to 25 years, some of which include options for renewals, escalations, or terminations.

The components of lease expense were as follows:
												
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
(In thousands)	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2019	
Operating lease cost	$	9,078 	 		$	24,436 	 	
				
Finance lease cost:				
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	203 	 		$	599 	 	
Interest on lease liabilities	124 	 		377 	 	
Total finance lease cost	$	327 	 		$	976 	 	

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
						
	Nine Months Ended	
(In thousands)	September 30, 2019	
Cash used for operating activities:		
Operating cash flows used for operating leases	$	(22,721)	 	
Operating cash flows used for finance leases	(377)	 	
Non-cash activity:		
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations	$	3,047 	 	

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
						
(In thousands, except lease term and discount rate)	As of September 30, 2019	
Operating Leases		
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	$	134,286 	 	
		
Other current liabilities	$	24,199 	 	
Long-term operating lease liability	116,652 	 	
Total operating lease liabilities	$	140,851 	 	
		
Finance Leases		
Property, plant, and equipment	$	15,561 	 	
Accumulated depreciation	(5,273)	 	
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	10,288 	 	
		
Other current liabilities	$	790 	 	
Other liabilities	11,211 	 	
Total finance lease liabilities	$	12,001 	 	
		
Weighted average remaining lease term		
Operating leases	7.9 years	
Finance leases	9.9 years	
Weighted average discount rate		
Operating leases	3.82 	%	
Finance leases	4.05 	%	

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Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
									
	As of September 30, 2019	
(In thousands)	Operating Leases	Finance Leases	
2019	$	7,339 	 	$	333 	 	
2020	28,517 	 	1,342 	 	
2021	25,607 	 	1,375 	 	
2022	19,468 	 	1,410 	 	
2023	17,625 	 	1,445 	 	
Thereafter	65,173 	 	8,892 	 	
Total lease payments	163,729 	 	14,797 	 	
Less: imputed interest	(22,878)	 	(2,796)	 	
Total	$	140,851 	 	$	12,001 	 	

In November 2018, the Corporation entered into a build-to-suit lease of approximately $27 million for the construction of a new facility for DRG in Charleston, South Carolina. The lease has not been reflected in the Corporation’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2019 as the Corporation has not yet obtained the right to control the use of the facility.

9.           FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
Forward Foreign Exchange and Currency Option Contracts
 
The Corporation has foreign currency exposure primarily in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada.  The Corporation uses financial instruments, such as forward and option contracts, to hedge a portion of existing and anticipated foreign currency denominated transactions.  The purpose of the Corporation’s foreign currency risk management program is to reduce volatility in earnings caused by exchange rate fluctuations.  Guidance on accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities requires companies to recognize all of the derivative financial instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets based upon quoted market prices for comparable instruments.
 
Interest Rate Risks and Related Strategies
 
The Corporation’s primary interest rate exposure results from changes in U.S. dollar interest rates. The Corporation’s policy is to manage interest cost using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. The Corporation periodically uses interest rate swaps to manage such exposures. Under these interest rate swaps, the Corporation exchanges, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. The Corporation’s foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swaps are considered Level 2 instruments which are based on market based inputs or unobservable inputs and corroborated by market data such as quoted prices, interest rates, or yield curves.

Effects on Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair values of the asset and liability derivative instruments were immaterial.

Effects on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
 
Undesignated hedges

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the gains or losses recognized in income on forward exchange derivative contracts not designated for hedge accounting were immaterial.

Debt

The estimated fair value amounts were determined by the Corporation using available market information that is primarily based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issuances as of September 30, 2019.  Accordingly, all of the Corporation’s debt is valued as a Level 2 financial instrument.  The fair values described below may not be indicative of net
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realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, the use of different methodologies to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018	
(In thousands)	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value	
3.84% Senior notes due 2021	$	100,000 	 		$	102,547 	 		$	100,000 	 		$	100,359 	 	
3.70% Senior notes due 2023	202,500 	 		209,491 	 		202,500 	 		201,813 	 	
3.85% Senior notes due 2025	90,000 	 		95,166 	 		90,000 	 		89,711 	 	
4.24% Senior notes due 2026	200,000 	 		217,580 	 		200,000 	 		202,288 	 	
4.05% Senior notes due 2028	67,500 	 		72,962 	 		67,500 	 		66,942 	 	
4.11% Senior notes due 2028	90,000 	 		98,065 	 		90,000 	 		89,647 	 	
Other debt	80 	 		80 	 		243 	 		243 	 	
Total debt	750,080 	 		795,891 	 		750,243 	 		751,003 	 	
Debt issuance costs, net	(624)	 		(624)	 		(714)	 		(714)	 	
Unamortized interest rate swap proceeds	11,681 	 		11,681 	 		13,027 	 		13,027 	 	
Total debt, net	$	761,137 	 		$	806,948 	 		$	762,556 	 		$	763,316 	 	

10.           PENSION PLANS

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The following table is a consolidated disclosure of all domestic and foreign defined pension plans as described in the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018	
Service cost	$	6,096 	 		$	7,344 	 		$	17,747 	 		$	20,345 	 	
Interest cost	7,045 	 		6,574 	 		21,788 	 		19,629 	 	
Expected return on plan assets	(14,645)	 		(14,598)	 		(44,411)	 		(44,009)	 	
Amortization of prior service cost	170 	 		(105)	 		29 	 		(230)	 	
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	1,557 	 		4,843 	 		6,741 	 		12,652 	 	
Net periodic pension cost	$	223 	 		$	4,058 	 		$	1,894 	 		$	8,387 	 	

The Corporation does not expect to make any contributions to the Curtiss-Wright Pension Plan in 2019. Contributions to the foreign benefit plans are not expected to be material in 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Corporation made a $50 million voluntary contribution to the Curtiss-Wright Pension Plan.

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Effective January 1, 2014, all non-union employees who were not currently receiving final or career average pay benefits became eligible to receive employer contributions in the Corporation’s sponsored 401(k) plan. The employer contributions include both employer match and non-elective contribution components. Effective January 1, 2019, the Corporation increased the employer match opportunity, raising the maximum employer contribution from 6% to 7% of eligible compensation. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the expense relating to the plan was $4.2 million and $13.8 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the expense relating to the plan was $3.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively. The Corporation made $15.1 million in contributions to the plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and expects to make total contributions of $17.0 million in 2019.

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11.           EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
Diluted earnings per share was computed based on the weighted-average number of shares outstanding plus all potentially dilutive common shares.  A reconciliation of basic to diluted shares used in the earnings per share calculation is as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018	
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	42,709 	 		43,892 	 		42,755 	 		44,060 	 	
Dilutive effect of stock options and deferred stock compensation	286 	 		442 	 		270 	 		453 	 	
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	42,995 	 		44,334 	 		43,025 	 		44,513 	 	

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no anti-dilutive equity-based awards.

12.           SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
The Corporation manages and evaluates its operations based on end markets to strengthen its ability to service customers and recognize certain organizational efficiencies. Based on this approach, the Corporation has three reportable segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power.

The Corporation’s measure of segment profit or loss is operating income. Interest expense and income taxes are not reported on an operating segment basis as they are not considered in the segments’ performance evaluation by the Corporation’s chief operating decision-maker, its Chief Executive Officer.
Net sales and operating income by reportable segment were as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018	
Net sales								
Commercial/Industrial	$	304,914 	 		$	295,448 	 		$	917,236 	 		$	904,806 	 	
Defense	150,098 	 		138,433 	 		417,166 	 		407,401 	 	
Power	160,943 	 		162,176 	 		501,672 	 		456,383 	 	
Less: Intersegment revenues	(1,075)	 		(664)	 		(3,884)	 		(5,377)	 	
Total consolidated	$	614,880 	 		$	595,393 	 		$	1,832,190 	 		$	1,763,213 	 	
								
Operating income (expense)								
Commercial/Industrial	$	48,086 	 		$	44,786 	 		$	143,768 	 		$	135,747 	 	
Defense	38,210 	 		33,615 	 		85,524 	 		91,984 	 	
Power	26,362 	 		28,249 	 		80,650 	 		62,792 	 	
Corporate and eliminations (1)	(7,089)	 		(9,603)	 		(26,643)	 		(26,902)	 	
Total consolidated	$	105,569 	 		$	97,047 	 		$	283,299 	 		$	263,621 	 	

(1) Corporate and eliminations includes pension and other postretirement benefit expense, certain environmental costs related to remediation at legacy sites, foreign currency transactional gains and losses, and certain other expenses.

Adjustments to reconcile operating income to earnings before income taxes are as follows:

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	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018	
Total operating income	$	105,569 	 		$	97,047 	 		$	283,299 	 		$	263,621 	 	
Interest expense	7,951 	 		7,949 	 		23,183 	 		25,719 	 	
Other income, net	6,355 	 		3,843 	 		17,704 	 		12,497 	 	
Earnings before income taxes	$	103,973 	 		$	92,941 	 		$	277,820 	 		$	250,399 	 	

(In thousands)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018	
Identifiable assets				
Commercial/Industrial	$	1,462,833 	 		$	1,398,601 	 	
Defense	1,080,148 	 		961,298 	 	
Power	765,630 	 		720,073 	 	
Corporate and Other	173,698 	 		175,413 	 	
Total consolidated	$	3,482,309 	 		$	3,255,385 	 	

13.           ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 
The cumulative balance of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), net of tax, is as follows:

(In thousands)	Foreign currency translation adjustments, net		Total pension and postretirement adjustments, net		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	
December 31, 2017	$	(94,708)	 		$	(122,132)	 		$	(216,840)	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (1)	(52,440)	 		(31,380)	 		(83,820)	 	
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (1)	— 	 		12,213 	 		12,213 	 	
Net current period other comprehensive loss	(52,440)	 		(19,167)	 		(71,607)	 	
December 31, 2018	$	(147,148)	 		$	(141,299)	 		$	(288,447)	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (1)	(15,952)	 		117 	 		(15,835)	 	
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1)	— 	 		4,626 	 		4,626 	 	
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(15,952)	 		4,743 	 		(11,209)	 	
Cumulative effect from adoption of ASU 2018-02 (2)	(1,318)	 		(24,939)	 		(26,257)	 	
September 30, 2019	$	(164,418)	 		$	(161,495)	 		$	(325,913)	 	

(1) All amounts are after tax.

(2) Reclassification to retained earnings due to adoption of ASU No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. See Note 1 for additional information.

Details of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are below:
 
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(In thousands)	Amount reclassified from AOCI		Affected line item in the statement where net earnings is presented	
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans				
Amortization of prior service costs	$	463 	 		(1)	
Amortization of actuarial losses	(6,593)	 		(1)	
	(6,130)	 		Total before tax	
	1,504 	 		Income tax	
Total reclassifications	$	(4,626)	 		Net of tax	

(1)These items are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost.  See Note 10, Pension Plans.

14.           CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

Legal Proceedings

The Corporation has been named in a number of lawsuits that allege injury from exposure to asbestos.  To date, the Corporation has not been found liable for or paid any material sum of money in settlement in any case.  The Corporation believes its minimal use of asbestos in its past operations as well as its acquired businesses’ operations and the relatively non-friable condition of asbestos in its historical products makes it unlikely that it will face material liability in any asbestos litigation, whether individually or in the aggregate.  The Corporation maintains insurance coverage and indemnification agreements for these potential liabilities and believes adequate coverage exists to cover any unanticipated asbestos liability.

In December 2013, the Corporation, along with other unaffiliated parties, received a claim from Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) filed in the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Calgary. The claim pertains to a January 2011 fire and explosion at a delayed coker unit at its Fort McMurray refinery that resulted in the injury of five CNRL employees, damage to property and equipment, and various forms of consequential loss, such as loss of profit, lost opportunities, and business interruption. The fire and explosion occurred when a CNRL employee bypassed certain safety controls and opened an operating coker unit. The total quantum of alleged damages arising from the incident has not been finalized, but is estimated to meet or exceed $1 billion.  The Corporation maintains various forms of commercial, property and casualty, product liability, and other forms of insurance; however, such insurance may not be adequate to cover the costs associated with a judgment against us. All parties have agreed in principle to participate in a formal mediation in November 2019 with the intention of settling this claim. In an effort to induce the parties to participate in the formal mediation, CNRL agreed to reduce its claim to approximately $400 million, which reflects the monetary amount of property damage incurred as a result of the fire and explosion. The Corporation is currently unable to estimate an amount, or range of potential losses, if any, from this matter. The Corporation believes that it has adequate legal defenses and intends to defend this matter vigorously. The Corporation's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be materially affected during a future fiscal quarter or fiscal year by unfavorable developments or outcome regarding this claim.

In addition to the CNRL litigation, the Corporation is party to a number of other legal actions and claims, none of which individually or in the aggregate, in the opinion of management, are expected to have a material effect on the Corporation’s results of operations or financial position.

Letters of Credit and Other Financial Arrangements

The Corporation enters into standby letters of credit agreements and guarantees with financial institutions and customers primarily relating to guarantees of repayment, future performance on certain contracts to provide products and services, and to secure advance payments from certain international customers. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were $29.1 million and $21.7 million of stand-by letters of credit outstanding, respectively, and $10.2 million and $11.7 million of bank guarantees outstanding, respectively. In addition, the Corporation is required to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission financial assurance demonstrating its ability to cover the cost of decommissioning its Cheswick, Pennsylvania facility upon closure, though the Corporation does not intend to close this facility.  The Corporation has provided this financial assurance in the form of a $45.6 million surety bond.

AP1000 Program

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The Electro-Mechanical Division, which is within the Corporation’s Power segment, is the reactor coolant pump (RCP) supplier for the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants under construction in China and the United States.  The terms of the AP1000 China and United States contracts include liquidated damage penalty provisions for failure to meet contractual delivery dates if the Corporation caused the delay and the delay was not excusable. On October 10, 2013, the Corporation received a letter from Westinghouse stating entitlements to the maximum amount of liquidated damages allowable under the AP1000 China contract from Westinghouse of approximately $25 million. The Corporation would be liable for liquidated damages under the contract if certain contractual delivery dates were not met and if the Corporation was deemed responsible for the delay. As of September 30, 2019, the Corporation has not met certain contractual delivery dates under its AP 1000 China and U.S. contracts; however there are significant uncertainties as to which parties are responsible for the delays. The Corporation believes it has adequate legal defenses and intends to vigorously defend this matter. Given the uncertainties surrounding the responsibility for the delays, no accrual has been made for this matter as of September 30, 2019.  As of September 30, 2019, the range of possible loss is $0 to $31 million for the AP1000 U.S. contract, for a total range of possible loss of $0 to $55.5 million.

Earlier this year, the Corporation was notified of a RCP fault at the Sanmen 2 AP1000 nuclear reactor in China. The root cause investigation of the fault was concluded during the current period, with the matter limited to a single part on one RCP. Remediation of the fault is not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation's financial condition or results of operations.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Except for historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be deemed to contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (a) projections of or statements regarding return on investment, future earnings, interest income, sales, volume, other income, earnings or loss per share, growth prospects, capital structure, and other financial terms, (b) statements of plans and objectives of management, (c) statements of future economic performance, and (d) statements of assumptions, such as economic conditions underlying other statements. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expects,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” as well as the negative of any of the foregoing or variations of such terms or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategy.  No assurance may be given that the future results described by the forward-looking statements will be achieved.  While we believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are only predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results, performance, or achievement to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance, or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and elsewhere in that report, those described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Such forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, without limitation, those contained in Item 1. Financial Statements and Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in or additions to the factors affecting such forward-looking statements.

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COMPANY ORGANIZATION
 
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced, value-added products and services to a broad range of industries which are reported through our Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power segments. We are positioned as a market leader across a diversified array of niche markets through engineering and technological leadership, precision manufacturing, and strong relationships with our customers. We provide products and services to a number of global markets and have achieved balanced growth through the successful application of our core competencies in engineering and precision manufacturing. Our overall strategy is to be a balanced and diversified company, less vulnerable to cycles or downturns in any one market, and to establish strong positions in profitable niche markets. Approximately 43% of our 2019 revenues are expected to be generated from defense-related markets.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of the Corporation for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019. The financial information as of September 30, 2019 should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 contained in our Form 10-K.

The MD&A is organized into the following sections: Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Results by Business Segment, and Liquidity and Capital Resources. Our discussion will be focused on the overall results of continuing operations followed by a more detailed discussion of those results within each of our reportable segments.

Our three reportable segments are generally concentrated in a few end markets; however, each may have sales across several end markets.  An end market is defined as an area of demand for products and services.  The sales for the relevant markets will be discussed throughout the MD&A.

Analytical Definitions

Throughout management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, the terms “incremental” and “organic” are used to explain changes from period to period. The term “incremental” is used to highlight the impact acquisitions and divestitures had on the current year results. The results of operations for acquisitions are incremental for the first twelve months from the date of acquisition. Additionally, the results of operations of divested businesses are removed from the comparable prior year period for purposes of calculating “organic” and “incremental” results. The definition of “organic” excludes the effect of foreign currency translation.

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings							
 	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		% change		2019		2018		% change	
Sales	 		 		 		 		 		 	
Commercial/Industrial	$	304,888 	 		$	295,239 	 		3 	%		$	916,662 	 		$	904,343 	 		1 	%	
Defense	149,854 	 		138,372 	 		8 	%		415,838 	 		403,450 	 		3 	%	
Power	160,138 	 		161,782 	 		(1 	%)		499,690 	 		455,420 	 		10 	%	
Total sales	$	614,880 	 		$	595,393 	 		3 	%		$	1,832,190 	 		$	1,763,213 	 		4 	%	
												
Operating income	 		 		 		 		 		  	 	
Commercial/Industrial	$	48,086 	 		$	44,786 	 		7 	%		$	143,768 	 		$	135,747 	 		6 	%	
Defense	38,210 	 		33,615 	 		14 	%		85,524 	 		91,984 	 		(7 	%)	
Power	26,362 	 		28,249 	 		(7 	%)		80,650 	 		62,792 	 		28 	%	
Corporate and eliminations	(7,089)	 		(9,603)	 		26 	%		(26,643)	 		(26,902)	 		1 	%	
Total operating income	$	105,569 	 		$	97,047 	 		9 	%		$	283,299 	 		$	263,621 	 		7 	%	
												
Interest expense	7,951 	 		7,949 	 		— 	%		23,183 	 		25,719 	 		(10 	%)	
Other income, net	6,355 	 		3,843 	 		65 	%		17,704 	 		12,497 	 		42 	%	
												
Earnings before income taxes	103,973 	 		92,941 	 		12 	%		277,820 	 		250,399 	 		11 	%	
Provision for income taxes	(21,463)	 		(18,458)	 		16 	%		(59,645)	 		(57,485)	 		4 	%	
Net earnings	$	82,510 	 		$	74,483 	 		  	 		$	218,175 	 		$	192,914 	 		  	 	
												
New orders	$	646,608 	 		$	514,160 	 		26 	%		$	1,994,115 	 		$	1,819,168 	 		10 	%	

Components of sales and operating income increase (decrease):
																								
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
	2019 vs. 2018		2019 vs. 2018	
	Sales		Operating Income		Sales		Operating Income	
Organic	3 	%		8 	%		3 	%		5 	%	
Acquisitions	1 	%		— 	%		2 	%		1 	%	
Foreign currency	(1 	%)		1 	%		(1 	%)		1 	%	
Total	3 	%		9 	%		4 	%		7 	%	

Sales for the third quarter of 2019 increased $19 million, or 3%, to $615 million, compared with the prior year period. On a segment basis, sales from the Commercial/Industrial and Defense segments increased $10 million and $11 million, respectively, with sales from the Power segment decreasing $2 million.

Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $69 million, or 4%, to $1,832 million, compared with the prior year period. On a segment basis, sales from the Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power segments increased $12 million, $13 million, and $44 million, respectively. Changes in sales by segment are discussed in further detail in the results by business segment section below.

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Operating income in the third quarter of 2019 increased $9 million, or 9%, to $106 million, and operating margin increased 90 basis points to 17.2% compared with the same period in 2018. The increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to higher sales volume and a favorable shift in mix in our defense electronics products in the Defense segment and favorable overhead absorption on higher naval defense sales in the Commercial/Industrial segment. These increases were partially offset by lower sales on the AP1000 China Direct program in the Power segment.

Operating income during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $20 million, or 7%, to $283 million and operating margin increased 50 basis points to 15.5%, compared with the same period in 2018. The increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to favorable overhead absorption on higher naval defense sales and the absence of first year purchase accounting costs from our DRG acquisition in the Power segment. Operating income and operating margin also benefited from the recognition of a gain on a building sale in the Commercial/Industrial segment. These increases were partially offset by decreases in the Defense segment primarily due to higher research and development expenses and favorable contract adjustments in the prior year period which did not recur.

Non-segment operating expense in the third quarter decreased $3 million, or 26 %, to $7 million, primarily due to lower environmental costs. Non-segment operating expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 of $27 million was essentially flat compared to the prior year period.

Interest expense in the third quarter of $8 million was essentially flat compared to the prior year period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, interest expense decreased $3 million, or 10%, to $23 million, primarily due to a discretionary $50 million prepayment on our 2013 Notes in October 2018.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 of 20.6% increased compared to an effective tax rate of 19.9% in the prior year period. The increase in rate was primarily driven by additional withholding tax expense recognized during the current period as well as the absence of a favorable prepaid and repair method change recognized in the prior year period. These increases were partially offset by the benefit of the Foreign Derived Intangible Income ("FDII") deduction recognized during the current period. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 of 21.5% decreased as compared to an effective tax rate of 23.0% in the prior year period, primarily due to additional tax expense associated with the Tax Act for foreign withholding taxes recognized in the prior year period as well as the current period benefit of the FDII deduction. These decreases were partially offset by the absence of a favorable prepaid and repair method change recognized in the prior year period.

Comprehensive income in the third quarter of 2019 was $59 million, compared to comprehensive income of $76 million in the prior year period. The change was primarily due to the following:

•Net earnings increased $8 million, primarily due to higher operating income.
•Foreign currency translation adjustments in the third quarter resulted in a $25 million comprehensive loss, compared to a $2 million comprehensive loss in the prior year period. The comprehensive loss during the current period was primarily attributed to decreases in the British Pound and Euro.

Comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $207 million, compared to comprehensive income of $171 million in the prior year period. The change was primarily due to the following:

•Net earnings increased $25 million, primarily due to higher operating income, lower interest expense, and higher other income, net.
•Foreign currency translation adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 resulted in a $16 million comprehensive loss, compared to a $31 million comprehensive loss in the prior period. The comprehensive loss during the current period was primarily attributed to decreases in the British Pound and Euro, partially offset by increases in the Canadian dollar.
•Pension adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 resulted in a $5 million gain, compared to a $9 million gain in the prior year period, primarily due to lower loss amortization during the current period.

New orders increased $132 million during the third quarter from the comparable prior year period. The increase was primarily due to orders received on the 737 platform as well as the timing of aerospace defense orders in the Commercial/Industrial
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segment. New orders in the Power segment benefited from the timing of customer funding in the naval defense market. These increases were partially offset by the timing of aerospace defense orders in the Defense segment.

New orders increased $175 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from the comparable prior year period. The increase was primarily due to orders received on the 737 platform as well as the timing of naval defense and aerospace defense orders in the Commercial/Industrial segment. New orders also benefited from the timing of customer funding in the Power segment.

RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT

Commercial/Industrial

The following tables summarize sales, operating income and margin, and new orders within the Commercial/Industrial segment.

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		% change		2019		2018		% change	
Sales	$	304,888 	 		$	295,239 	 		3 	%		$	916,662 	 		$	904,343 	 		1 	%	
Operating income	48,086 	 		44,786 	 		7 	%		143,768 	 		135,747 	 		6 	%	
Operating margin	15.8 	%		15.2 	%		60 bps 	 		15.7 	%		15.0 	%		70 bps 	 	
New orders	$	367,042 	 		$	275,289 	 		33 	%		$	1,026,260 	 		$	907,104 	 		13 	%	
Components of sales and operating income increase (decrease):
																								
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
	2019 vs. 2018		2019 vs. 2018	
	Sales		Operating Income		Sales		Operating Income	
Organic	4 	%		7 	%		3 	%		5 	%	
Acquisitions	— 	%		— 	%		— 	%		— 	%	
Foreign currency	(1 	%)		— 	%		(2 	%)		1 	%	
Total	3 	%		7 	%		1 	%		6 	%	

Sales in the Commercial/Industrial segment are primarily generated from the commercial aerospace and general industrial markets, and to a lesser extent the defense and power generation markets.

Sales in the third quarter increased $10 million, or 3%, to $305 million from the prior year period, primarily due to higher sales in the aerospace defense, commercial aerospace, and power generation markets. In the aerospace defense market, sales increased $7 million primarily due to higher sales of actuation systems on the F-35 fighter jet program. Sales in the commercial aerospace market increased $8 million primarily due to higher demand for sensors products and surface treatment services. Sales in the power generation market benefited $5 million primarily due to higher domestic and international valve production. These increases were partially offset by lower general industrial sales of $13 million primarily due to lower demand for industrial vehicles, industrial valves, and surface treatment services. Unfavorable foreign currency translation, which is reflected in the results above, reduced sales $3 million.

Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $12 million, or 1%, to $917 million from the prior year period, primarily due to higher sales in the aerospace defense and commercial aerospace markets. In the aerospace defense market, sales increased $12 million primarily due to higher sales of actuation systems on the F-35 fighter jet program. Sales in the commercial aerospace market increased $12 million primarily due to higher demand for sensors products and surface treatment services. These increases were partially offset by lower general industrial sales of $10 million primarily due to lower
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demand for industrial vehicles, industrial valves, and surface treatment services. Unfavorable foreign currency translation, which is reflected in the results above, reduced sales $11 million.
Operating income during the third quarter increased $3 million, or 7%, to $48 million from the prior year period, while operating margin increased 60 basis points to 15.8%. The increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to favorable overhead absorption on higher naval defense sales, partially offset by higher research and development expenses and the impact of tariffs.

Operating income during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $8 million, or 6%, to $144 million from the prior year period, while operating margin increased 70 basis points to 15.7%. The increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to the recognition of a gain on a building sale as well as the benefits of our ongoing margin improvement initiatives. These increases were partially offset by higher research and development expenses and the impact of tariffs.

New orders increased $92 million and $119 million during the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, from the comparable prior year periods. The increases were primarily due to orders received on the 737 platform as well as the timing of naval defense and aerospace defense orders.

Defense

The following tables summarize sales, operating income and margin, and new orders within the Defense segment.
																																				
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		% change		2019		2018		% change	
Sales	$	149,854 	 		$	138,372 	 		8 	%		$	415,838 	 		$	403,450 	 		3 	%	
Operating income	38,210 	 		33,615 	 		14 	%		85,524 	 		91,984 	 		(7 	%)	
Operating margin	25.5 	%		24.3 	%		120 bps 	 		20.6 	%		22.8 	%		(220 bps)	 	
New orders	$	94,003 	 		$	114,794 	 		(18 	%)		$	410,624 	 		$	408,049 	 		1 	%	

Components of sales and operating income increase (decrease):
																								
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
	2019 vs. 2018		2019 vs. 2018	
	Sales		Operating Income		Sales		Operating Income	
Organic	6 	%		12 	%		2 	%		(9 	%)	
Acquisitions	3 	%		1 	%		2 	%		— 	%	
Foreign currency	(1 	%)		1 	%		(1 	%)		2 	%	
Total	8 	%		14 	%		3 	%		(7 	%)	

Sales in the Defense segment are primarily to the defense markets and, to a lesser extent, the commercial aerospace and the general industrial markets.

Sales in the third quarter increased $11 million, or 8%, to $150 million from the prior year period, primarily due to higher sales in the aerospace defense and naval defense markets. Sales in the aerospace defense market increased $10 million primarily due to higher demand for embedded computing equipment on the F-35 fighter jet program as well as the Apache and Seahawk helicopter programs. Aerospace defense sales also benefited from the incremental impact of our TCG acquisition. In the naval defense market, sales increased $7 million primarily due to higher demand for embedded computing equipment on the Virginia-class submarine program. These increases were partially offset by lower sales of embedded computing equipment on various international programs in the ground defense market.

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Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $13 million, or 3%, to $416 million from the prior year period. In the aerospace defense market, sales increased $9 million primarily due to higher demand for embedded computing equipment on the Apache helicopter program as well as the incremental impact of our TCG acquisition. Sales in the naval defense market benefited $6 million primarily due to higher demand for embedded computing equipment on the Virginia-class submarine program. In the ground defense market, we experienced higher production levels on the Abrams tank platform. These increases were partially offset by lower industrial controls sales in the general industrial market due to the timing of an automotive contract completed in the prior year period.

Operating income during the third quarter increased $5 million, or 14%, to $38 million compared to the prior year period, and operating margin increased 120 basis points from the prior year quarter to 25.5%. These increases were primarily due to higher sales volume and a favorable shift in mix in our defense electronics products, partially offset by higher research and development expenses.

Operating income during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 decreased $6 million, or 7%, to $86 million, and operating margin decreased 220 basis points from the prior year period to 20.6%. The decreases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to higher research and development expenses and favorable contract adjustments within our naval defense business in the prior year period which did not recur.

New orders decreased $21 million during the third quarter from the comparable prior year period primarily due to the timing of aerospace defense orders.

New orders during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $3 million from the comparable prior year period primarily due to the timing of naval defense orders. This increase was partially offset by the timing of aerospace defense orders.

Power

The following tables summarize sales, operating income and margin, and new orders within the Power segment.
																																				
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		% change		2019		2018		% change	
Sales	$	160,138 	 		$	161,782 	 		(1 	%)		$	499,690 	 		$	455,420 	 		10 	%	
Operating income	26,362 	 		28,249 	 		(7 	%)		80,650 	 		62,792 	 		28 	%	
Operating margin	16.5 	%		17.5 	%		(100 bps)	 		16.1 	%		13.8 	%		230 bps 	 	
New orders	$	185,563 	 		$	124,077 	 		50 	%		$	557,231 	 		$	504,015 	 		11 	%	

Components of sales and operating income increase (decrease):
																								
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
	2019 vs. 2018		2019 vs. 2018	
	Sales		Operating Income		Sales		Operating Income	
Organic	(1 	%)		(7 	%)		5 	%		22 	%	
Acquisitions	— 	%		— 	%		5 	%		6 	%	
Foreign currency	— 	%		— 	%		— 	%		— 	%	
Total	(1 	%)		(7 	%)		10 	%		28 	%	

Sales in the Power segment are primarily to the power generation and naval defense markets.

Sales in the third quarter decreased $2 million, or 1%, to $160 million from the prior year period. In the naval defense market, sales increased $17 million primarily due to increased production on the Virginia-class submarine and CVN-80 aircraft carrier programs as well as higher service center sales. This increase was more than offset by lower sales of $19 million in the power
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generation market primarily due to the timing of production on the AP1000 China Direct program and lower domestic aftermarket sales.

Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $44 million, or 10%, to $500 million from the prior year period, primarily due to the impact of our DRG acquisition in the second quarter of 2018, which contributed incremental sales of $42 million during the current period. Excluding the impact of DRG, sales in the naval defense market increased $24 million primarily due to increased production on the Virginia-class submarine and CVN-80 aircraft carrier programs. These increases were partially offset by lower sales of $25 million in the power generation market primarily due to the timing of production on the AP1000 China Direct program.

Operating income in the third quarter of 2019 decreased $2 million, or 7%, to $26 million, and operating margin decreased 100 basis points from the prior year period to 16.5%. These decreases were primarily due to lower sales on the AP1000 China Direct program, partially offset by favorable overhead absorption on higher naval defense sales and the benefits of our ongoing margin improvement initiatives.

Operating income during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $18 million, or 28%, to $81 million, and operating margin increased 230 basis points from the prior year period to 16.1%. The increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to favorable overhead absorption on higher naval defense sales and the absence of first year purchase accounting costs from our DRG acquisition, partially offset by lower sales on the AP1000 China Direct program.
New orders increased $61 million and $53 million during the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019 from the comparable prior year periods, primarily due to the timing of customer funding in the naval defense market.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

The table below depicts sales by end market. End market sales help provide an enhanced understanding of our businesses and the markets in which we operate. The table has been included to supplement the discussion of our consolidated operating results.

Net Sales by End Market	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended	
	September 30,		September 30,	
(In thousands)	2019		2018		% change		2019		2018		% change	
Defense markets:												
Aerospace	$	110,742 	 		$	94,002 	 		18 	%		$	293,955 	 		$	272,809 	 		8 	%	
Ground	22,231 	 		25,167 	 		(12 	%)		69,383 	 		68,463 	 		1 	%	
Naval	143,430 	 		116,620 	 		23 	%		424,371 	 		352,456 	 		20 	%	
Total Defense	$	276,403 	 		$	235,789 	 		17 	%		$	787,709 	 		$	693,728 	 		14 	%	
												
Commercial markets:												
Aerospace	$	109,015 	 		$	101,872 	 		7 	%		$	320,237 	 		$	305,893 	 		5 	%	
Power Generation	88,543 	 		106,842 	 		(17 	%)		278,194 	 		307,477 	 		(10 	%)	
General Industrial	140,919 	 		150,890 	 		(7 	%)		446,050 	 		456,115 	 		(2 	%)	
Total Commercial	$	338,477 	 		$	359,604 	 		(6 	%)		$	1,044,481 	 		$	1,069,485 	 		(2 	%)	
												
Total Curtiss-Wright	$	614,880 	 		$	595,393 	 		3 	%		$	1,832,190 	 		$	1,763,213 	 		4 	%	

Note: Certain amounts in the prior year have been reclassed to conform to the current year presentation.

Defense markets
Sales during the third quarter increased $41 million, or 17%, to $276 million against the comparable prior year period, primarily due to higher sales in the naval defense and aerospace defense markets. The naval defense market benefited from increased
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production on the Virginia-class submarine and CVN-80 aircraft carrier programs, which contributed higher sales of $13 million and $6 million, respectively. Sales in the aerospace defense market increased primarily due to higher demand for embedded computing equipment on the Apache and Seahawk helicopter programs and higher sales of actuation systems and embedded computing equipment on the F-35 fighter jet program.

Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $94 million, or 14%, to $788 million, primarily due to higher sales in the naval defense and aerospace defense markets. The naval defense market benefited from the impact of our DRG acquisition in the second quarter of 2018, which contributed incremental sales of $42 million during the current period. Excluding the impact of DRG, sales in the naval defense market increased $30 million primarily due to increased production on the Virginia-class submarine program. Sales in the aerospace defense market increased primarily due to higher demand for embedded computing equipment on various helicopter programs and higher sales of actuation systems on the F-35 fighter jet program.

Commercial markets
Sales during the third quarter decreased $21 million, or 6%, to $338 million against the comparable prior year period, while sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 decreased $25 million, or 2%, to $1,044 million. The decreases in each of the respective periods were primarily due to lower sales in the power generation and general industrial markets, partially offset by increases in the commercial aerospace market. In the power generation market, we experienced lower sales due to the timing of production on the AP1000 China Direct program and lower domestic aftermarket sales. Sales in the general industrial market decreased primarily due to lower demand for industrial vehicles, industrial valves, and surface treatment services. Sales in the commercial aerospace market benefited from higher demand for sensors products and surface treatment services.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Sources and Use of Cash

We derive the majority of our operating cash inflow from receipts on the sale of goods and services and cash outflow for the procurement of materials and labor; cash flow is therefore subject to market fluctuations and conditions. Most of our long-term contracts allow for several billing points (progress or milestone) that provide us with cash receipts as costs are incurred throughout the project rather than upon contract completion, thereby reducing working capital requirements. In some cases, these payments can exceed the costs incurred on a project. Management continually evaluates cash utilization alternatives, including share repurchases, acquisitions, increased dividends, and paying down debt, to determine the most beneficial use of available capital resources. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operations, available borrowings under the credit facility, and ability to raise additional capital through the credit markets, are sufficient to meet both the short-term and long-term capital needs of the organization.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Nine Months Ended	
(In thousands)	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2018	
Cash provided by (used in):				
Operating activities	$	159,015 	 		$	98,975 	 	
Investing activities	(90,052)	 		(237,187)	 	
Financing activities	(41,367)	 		(80,669)	 	
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash	(5,950)	 		(10,322)	 	
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	21,646 	 		(229,203)	 	

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $60 million from the prior year period.  The increase in net cash provided is primarily due to a prior year period voluntary pension contribution of $50 million. Net cash provided during the current period also benefited from higher collections of accounts receivable and lower inventory receipts, partially offset by higher disbursements.

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Net cash used for investing activities decreased $147 million from the comparable prior year period primarily due to less cash used for acquisitions in the current period, partially offset by higher capital expenditures. The Corporation acquired one business during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 for approximately $50 million. The Corporation acquired one business during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 for approximately $210 million. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $50 million and $30 million, respectively. The increase in capital expenditures was primarily due to additional investment related to the new DRG facility in Charleston, South Carolina.

Financing Activities

Debt

The Corporation’s debt outstanding had an average interest rate of 3.6% and 3.7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and 3.7% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Corporation’s average debt outstanding was $750 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $800 million and $835 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Revolving Credit Agreement

As of September 30, 2019, the Corporation had no outstanding borrowings under the 2012 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement” or “credit facility”) and $29 million in letters of credit supported by the credit facility. The unused credit available under the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2019 was $471 million which could be borrowed without violating any of our debt covenants.

Repurchase of common stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Corporation used $38 million of cash to repurchase approximately 322,000 outstanding shares under its share repurchase program. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Corporation used $79 million of cash to repurchase approximately 608,000 outstanding shares under its share repurchase program.

Dividends

The Corporation made dividend payments of $14 million and $13 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

Debt Compliance

As of the date of this report, we were in compliance with all debt agreements and credit facility covenants, including our most restrictive covenant, which is our debt to capitalization limit of 60%. The debt to capitalization limit is a measure of our indebtedness (as defined per the notes purchase agreement and credit facility) to capitalization, where capitalization equals debt plus equity, and is the same for and applies to all of our debt agreements and credit facility.

As of September 30, 2019, we had the ability to borrow additional debt of $1.7 billion without violating our debt to capitalization covenant.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparation of these statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by the application of our accounting policies. Critical accounting policies are those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. A summary of significant accounting policies and a description of accounting policies that are considered critical may be found in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2019, in the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1, and the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Item 3.                      QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
There have been no material changes in our market risk during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.  Information regarding market risk and market risk management policies is more fully described in item “7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” of our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4.                      CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
As of September 30, 2019, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of September 30, 2019 insofar as they are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and they include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.                     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation and its subsidiaries are subject to various pending claims, lawsuits, and contingent liabilities. We do not believe that the disposition of any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

In December 2013, the Corporation, along with other unaffiliated parties, received a claim from Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), which was filed in the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Calgary. The claim pertains to a January 2011 fire and explosion at a delayed coker unit at its Fort McMurray refinery that resulted in the injury of five CNRL employees, damage to property and equipment, and various forms of consequential loss such as loss of profit, lost opportunities, and business interruption. The fire and explosion occurred when a CNRL employee bypassed certain safety controls and opened an operating coker unit. The total quantum of alleged damages arising from the incident has not been finalized, but is estimated to meet or exceed $1 billion.  We maintain various forms of commercial, property and casualty, product liability, and other forms of insurance; however, such insurance may not be adequate to cover the costs associated with a judgment against us. All parties have agreed in principle to participate in a formal mediation in November 2019 with the intention of settling this claim. In an effort to induce the parties to participate in the formal mediation, CNRL agreed to reduce its claim to approximately $400 million, which reflects the monetary amount of property damage incurred as result of the fire and explosion. We are currently unable to estimate an amount, or range of potential losses, if any, from this matter. We believe that we have adequate legal defenses and intend to defend this matter vigorously. Our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be materially affected during a future fiscal quarter or fiscal year by unfavorable developments or outcome regarding this claim.

We have been named in pending lawsuits that allege injury from exposure to asbestos. To date, we have not been found liable or paid any material sum of money in settlement in any case. We believe that the minimal use of asbestos in our past operations as well as our acquired businesses and the relatively non-friable condition of asbestos in our historical products make it unlikely that we will face material liability in any asbestos litigation, whether individually or in the aggregate. We maintain insurance coverage and indemnification agreements for these potential liabilities and we believe adequate coverage exists to cover any unanticipated asbestos liability.

Item 1A.          RISK FACTORS
 
There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Information regarding our Risk Factors is more fully described in Item “1A. Risk Factors” of our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 Item 2.            UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
 
The following table provides information about our repurchase of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

 		Total Number of shares purchased		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Program		Maximum Dollar amount of shares that may yet be Purchased Under the Program	
July 1 - July 31		34,719 	 		$	126.72 	 		254,908 	 		$	221,332,428 	 	
August 1 - August 31		36,179 	 		121.61 	 		291,087 	 		216,932,759 	 	
September 1 - September 30		31,084 	 		128.67 	 		322,171 	 		212,933,029 	 	
For the quarter ended September 30, 2019		101,982 	 		$	125.50 	 		322,171 	 		$	212,933,029 	 	

On December 12, 2018, the Corporation authorized $100 million of share repurchases through a 10b5-1 program. Of this authorization, the Corporation used $50 million for opportunistic share repurchases in December 2018. On May 15, 2019, the
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Corporation authorized an additional $200 million of share repurchases. For the current year, the Corporation expects to repurchase at least $50 million of additional shares through a 10b5-1 program.

Item 3.                      DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

Item 4.                      MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
 
Not applicable.

Item 5.                      OTHER INFORMATION
 
There have been no material changes in our procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.  Information regarding security holder recommendations and nominations for directors is more fully described in the section entitled “Stockholder Recommendations and Nominations for Director” of our 2019 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which is incorporated by reference to our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 6.                      EXHIBITS

			Incorporated by Reference	Filed	
Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Herewith	
						
3.1 	 		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant	8-A12B/A	May 24, 2005		
						
3.2 	 		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant	8-K	May 18, 2015		
						
10.1		Instrument of Amendment No. 10 to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Savings and Investment Plan, as Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2015*	10-Q	August 1, 2019		
						
10.2		Instrument of Amendment No. 11 to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Savings and Investment Plan, as Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2015*	10-Q	August 1, 2019		
						
31.1 	 		Certification of David C. Adams, Chairman and CEO, Pursuant to Rules 13a – 14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended			X	
						
31.2 	 		Certification of Glenn E. Tynan, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to Rules 13a – 14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended			X	
						
32 	 		Certification of David C. Adams, Chairman and CEO, and Glenn E. Tynan, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350			X	
						
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document			X	
						
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document			X	
						
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document			X	
						
101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document			X	
						
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document			X	
						
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document			X	
						
*		Indicates contract or compensatory plan or arrangement	

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
(Registrant)

By:  /s/ Glenn E. Tynan
Glenn E. Tynan
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: October 31, 2019

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Exhibit 31.1

Certifications

I, David C. Adams, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Curtiss-Wright Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 31, 2019

/s/ David C. Adams
David C. Adams
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

Certifications

I, Glenn E. Tynan, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Curtiss-Wright Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 31, 2019

/s/ Glenn E. Tynan
Glenn E. Tynan
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), David C. Adams, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Glenn E. Tynan, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, that to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ David C. Adams

David C. Adams
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
October 31, 2019

/s/ Glenn E. Tynan

Glenn E. Tynan
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
October 31, 2019