Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in qualified settlement funds accounts and product liability balance

The following table presents the changes in the QSFs and mesh liability accrual balances during the three months ended March 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Qualified Settlement Funds			Mesh Liability Accrual
Balance as of January 1, 2019	$	299,733		$	748,606
Additional charges	—			—
Cash contributions to Qualified Settlement Funds	81,582			—
Cash distributions to settle disputes from Qualified Settlement Funds	(54,984		)	(54,984		)
Cash distributions to settle disputes	—			(10,239		)
Other (1)	1,057			1,057
Balance as of March 31, 2019	$	327,388		$	684,440

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(1) Amounts deposited in the QSFs may earn interest, which is generally used to pay administrative costs of the fund and is reflected in the table above as an increase to the QSF and Mesh Liability Accrual balances. Any interest remaining after all claims have been paid will generally be distributed to the claimants who participated in that settlement.