Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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:

	Year Ended
	2018			2017			2016
	(Number of claims)
Claims unresolved, beginning of period(1)	17,737			20,567			20,583
Claims filed(2)	4,078			4,543			5,163
Claims resolved(3)	(5,398		)	(7,373		)	(5,179		)
Claims unresolved, end of period	16,417			17,737			20,567
	(In dollars)
Average cost of resolved claims(4)	$	7,497		$	6,154		$	8,872

⁽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.

⁽⁴⁾ Excludes claims settled in Mississippi for which the majority of claims have historically been resolved for no payment and insurance recoveries.

Schedule Of Asbestos Related Litigation [Table Text Block]

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

	December 31,
	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Long-term asbestos insurance asset(1)	$	278,662	$	284,454
Long-term asbestos insurance receivable(1)	62,523		73,489
Accrued asbestos liability(2)	56,045		50,311
Long-term asbestos liability(3)	288,962		310,326

⁽¹⁾ Included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽²⁾ Represents current accruals for probable and reasonably estimable asbestos-related liability cost that the Company believes the subsidiaries will pay through the next 12 months, 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 Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽³⁾ Included in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Lessee, Operating Lease, Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The Company’s minimum obligations under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows: 

	December 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
2019	$	35,476
2020	26,463
2021	20,133
2022	14,040
2023	11,430
Thereafter	30,402
Total	$	137,944