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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | 15. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Lease Commitments The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under operating leases, many of which contain renewal options. Total rental expense, net of insignificant sublease rental income, for all operating leases was $78,674, $76,177 and $69,393 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Contingent rentals under the operating leases were not significant. The aggregate future minimum lease payments for operating and capital leases as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
| Operating |  | Capital
2019 | $ | 49,009 |  | $ | 1,802
2020 | 38,620 |  | 1,748
2021 | 29,396 |  | 1,687
2022 | 21,767 |  | 1,392
2023 | 13,994 |  | 4,754
Thereafter | 42,087 |  | —
Total | $ | 194,873 |  | $ | 11,383
Guarantees The Company has provided typical indemnities in connection with sales of certain businesses and assets, including representations and warranties and related indemnities for environmental, health and safety, tax and employment matters. The Company does not have any material liabilities recorded for these indemnifications and is not aware of any claims or other information that would give rise to material payments under such indemnities. Product Recall During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company determined that there was a quality issue with a product component part in the Fluids segment and voluntarily reported this issue to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”). The Company recorded warranty expense of $23,150 in costs of goods and services in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company announced a voluntary recall of the product in collaboration with the CPSC. The warranty accrual was $497 and $6,613 in other accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Litigation A few of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in legal proceedings relating to the cleanup of waste disposal sites identified under federal and state statutes which provide for the allocation of such costs among “potentially responsible parties.” In each instance, the extent of the Company’s liability appears to be relatively insignificant in relation to the total projected expenditures and the number of other “potentially responsible parties” involved and is anticipated to be immaterial to the Company. In addition, a few of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in ongoing remedial activities at certain current and former plant sites, in cooperation with regulatory agencies, and appropriate reserves have been established. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company has reserves totaling $31,797 and $34,991, respectively, for environmental and other matters, including private party claims for exposure to hazardous substances, that are probable and estimable.The Company and some of its subsidiaries are also parties to a number of other legal proceedings incidental to their businesses. These proceedings primarily involve claims by private parties alleging injury arising out of use of the Company’s products, exposure to hazardous substances, patent infringement, employment matters and commercial disputes. Management and legal counsel, at least quarterly, review the probable outcome of such proceedings, the costs and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred and currently accrued to-date and consider the availability and extent of insurance coverage. The Company has reserves for other legal matters that are probable and estimable, and at December 31, 2018 and 2017, these reserves were not significant. While it is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of these legal actions, in the opinion of management, based on the aforementioned reviews, the Company is not currently involved in any legal proceedings which, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

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