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Legal Matters and Contingencies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Loss Contingencies by Contingency Activity related to asbestos claims during the periods indicated was as follows:
202220212020
Beginning claims, January 1,(1)8,712 8,366 8,345 
New claims2,454 2,482 2,140 
Resolved claims(2,204)(2,211)(2,203)
Other(2)(823)75 84 
Ending claims, December 31,(1)8,139 8,712 8,366 
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(1) Beginning and ending claims data in each period excludes inactive claims, as the Company considers it unlikely that inactive cases will be pursued further by the respective plaintiffs. A claim is classified as inactive either due to inactivity over a period of time or if designated as inactive by the applicable court.
(2) Represents the net change in claims as a result of the reclassification of active cases as inactive and inactive cases as active during the period indicated. Cases moved from active to inactive status are removed from the claims count without being accounted for as a "Resolved claim", and cases moved from inactive status to active status are added back to the claims count without being accounted for as a “New claim”.
Changes in Estimated Asbestos Liability
The following table presents the changes in the estimated asbestos liability as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:

(Amounts in thousands)202220212020
Beginning balance, January 1, $94,423 $99,530 $97,979 
Asbestos liability adjustments, net14,782 4,783 8,642 
Cash payment activity(5,733)(7,521)(8,445)
Other, net(4,820)(2,369)1,354 
Ending balance, December 31, $98,652 $94,423 $99,530