Litigation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

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Schedule of Loss Contingencies by Contingency

The following table reflects approximate information about the claims for Asbestos Liability against the subsidiaries and the Corporation, along with certain asbestos claims asserted against the inactive subsidiary in dissolution:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012
Total claims pending at the beginning of the period		8,007			8,145
New claims served		726			173
Claims dismissed		(250	)		(214	)
Claims settled		(135	)		(131	)
Total claims pending at the end of the period (1)		8,348			7,973
Gross settlement and defense costs (in 000’s)	$	10,727		$	9,609
Avg. gross settlement and defense costs per claim resolved (in 000’s)	$	27.86		$	27.85

(1) Included as “open claims” are approximately 1,633 and 1,657 claims as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, 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 Insurance Recoveries

The following table summarizes activity relating to insurance recoveries.

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012
Insurance receivable – asbestos, beginning of the year	$	118,115		$	126,206
Settlement and defense costs paid by insurance carriers		(12,757	)		(6,581	)
Insurance receivable – asbestos, end of the period	$	105,358		$	119,625