Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) |
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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule Of Loss Contingencies By Claims Quantities [Table Text Block] | Claims activity since December 31 related to asbestos claims is as follows(1):
(1) Excludes claims filed by one legal firm that have been “administratively dismissed.” (2) Claims filed include all asbestos claims for which notification has been received or a file has been opened. (3) Claims resolved include all asbestos claims that have been settled, dismissed or that are in the process of being settled or dismissed based upon agreements or understandings in place with counsel for the claimants. |
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Schedule Of Asbestos Related Litigation [Table Text Block] | The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included the following amounts related to asbestos-related litigation:
(1) Included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. (2) Represents current accruals for probable and reasonably estimable asbestos-related liability cost that the Company believes the subsidiaries will pay, overpayments by certain insurers and unpaid legal costs related to defending themselves against asbestos-related liability claims and legal action against the Company’s insurers, which is included in Accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. (3) Included in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. |