Insurance Claims

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Insurance Claims [Abstract]

Insurance settlement

Note 3 – Insurance Settlement

In November 2008, the Company’s copper tube facility in Bilston, Great Britain, was damaged by fire.  Certain production equipment and portions of building structures were extensively damaged.  These losses were covered by property and business interruption insurance.  During 2010, the Company settled the claim with its insurer for total proceeds of $35.3 million, net of the deductible of $0.5 million.  As a result of the settlement with its insurer, all proceeds received and all costs previously deferred were recognized, resulting in a net pre-tax gain of $21.3 million.

The Company received $23.3 million of proceeds from its insurer in 2010 with the final settlement.  Of the $23.3 million proceeds received in 2010, $17.7 million was classified as investing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows representing the estimated amount of proceeds received for damaged building structures and equipment.  All other receipts were classified as operating activities as they reflect the estimated amounts received for business interruption insurance and reimbursement of incremental cleaning and other noncapital costs.