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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Product Liability Contingencies [Table Text Block]
As of March 31, 2015, there were 47 thousand pending active claims against ITT, including Goulds Pumps, filed in various state and federal courts alleging injury as a result of exposure to asbestos. Activity related to these asserted asbestos claims during the period was as follows:
For the Three Months Ended March 31 (in thousands)
2015
 
2014
Pending claims – Beginning
62

 
79

New claims
1

 
1

Settlements
—

 
(2
)
Dismissals
(3
)
 
(9
)
Pending claims – Ending
60

 
69

Pending inactive claims(a)
13

 
18

Pending active claims
47

 
51

(a)
Inactive claims represent pending claims in Mississippi filed in 2004 or prior, which have been excluded from our asbestos measurement because the plaintiffs cannot demonstrate a significant compensable loss. As such, management believes these claims have little-to-no value. There were no inactive claims dismissed or settled during the first quarter of 2015 or 2014.
Roll Forward of Asbestos Liability and Related Assets
Changes in Financial Position
The Company's estimated asbestos exposure, net of expected recoveries, for the resolution of all pending claims and claims estimated to be filed in the next 10 years was $758.3 and $746.8 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The following table provides a rollforward of the estimated asbestos liability and related assets for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
 
Liability
 
Asset
 
Net
Balance as of December 31, 2014
$
1,223.2


$
476.4


$
746.8

Asbestos provision
18.1


2.7


15.4

Net cash activity
(14.9
)

(11.0
)

(3.9
)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
$
1,226.4


$
468.1


$
758.3

Current portion
$
105.7


$
102.3



Noncurrent portion
$
1,120.7


$
365.8
Rollforward of Environmental Liability and Related Assets
The following table provides a rollforward of the estimated environmental liability and related assets for the three months ended March 31, 2015. 
 
Liability
 
Asset
 
Net
Balance as of December 31, 2014
$
89.9

 
$
7.7

 
$
82.2

Change in estimates for pre-existing accruals
0.2

 
—

 
0.2

Net cash activity
(4.4
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(4.2
)
Foreign currency
(0.3
)
 
—

 
(0.3
)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
$
85.4

 
$
7.5

 
$
77.9