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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Rollforward of Asbestos Claims (Detail) - Asbestos Issue [Member] - Claim Claim in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014
Asbestos Claims [Rollforward] |  |  |
Pending claims – Beginning |  | 62 | 79
New claims |  | 2 | 2
Settlements |  | (1) | (2)
Dismissals | [1] | (8) | (10)
Pending claims – Ending |  | 55 | 69
Inactive [Member] |  |  |
Asbestos Claims [Rollforward] |  |  |
Pending claims – Ending | [1] | 12 | 18
Inactive dismissed claims |  | 1 | 0
Active [Member] |  |  |
Asbestos Claims [Rollforward] |  |  |
Pending claims – Ending |  | 43 | 51
[1] | (a)Inactive claims represent pending claims in Mississippi filed in 2004 or prior, which have been excluded from our asbestos measurement because the plaintiffs cannot demonstrate a significant compensable loss. As such, management believes these claims have little-to-no value. There were one thousand inactive claims dismissed or settled during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

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