Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

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⁾:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2017		July 1, 2016
	(Number of claims)
Claims unresolved, beginning of period	20,567		20,583
Claims filed(2)	2,339		2,908
Claims resolved(3)	(4,869	)	(2,283	)
Claims unresolved, end of period	18,037		21,208

⁽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.

Schedule Of Asbestos Related Litigation [Table Text Block]

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included the following amounts related to asbestos-related litigation:

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Long-term asbestos insurance asset(1)	$	281,622	$	293,289
Long-term asbestos insurance receivable(1)	75,804		92,269
Accrued asbestos liability(2)	53,377		51,166
Long-term asbestos liability(3)	316,607		330,194

⁽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.