Litigation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities / Litigation [Abstract]

Schedule of loss contingencies by contingency

	2012			2011
Total claims pending at the beginning of the period		8,145	(1)		8,081
New claims served		1,538			1,565
Claims dismissed		(1,420	)		(1,225	)
Claims settled		(256	)		(276	)
Total claims pending at the end of the period (1)		8,007			8,145
Gross settlement and defense costs (in 000’s)	$	23,589		$	22,767
Average gross settlement and defense costs per claim resolved (in 000’s)	$	14.07		$	15.17

(1) Included as “open claims” are approximately 1,632 claims and 1,668 claims in 2012 and 2011 respectively, classified in various jurisdictions as “inactive” or transferred to a state or federal judicial panel on multi-district litigation, commonly referred to as the MDL.

Summary of activity in Asbestos Valuations

	2012			2011
Insurance receivable – asbestos, beginning of the year	$	126,206		$	141,839
Settlement and defense costs paid by insurance carriers		(15,468	)		(15,633	)
Changes in estimated coverage		7,377			0
Insurance receivable – asbestos, end of the year	$	118,115		$	126,206