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Asbestos-Related Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Liability for Asbestos and Environmental Claims [Abstract] |
Summary of Claims Activity | The Company's approximate claims activity for the years ended 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Beginning claims | 55,500 |  |  | 54,500 |  |  | 54,000 |
New claims | 2,500 |  |  | 2,500 |  |  | 2,500 |
Settlements or dismissals | (2,500 | ) |  | (1,500 | ) |  | (2,000 | )
Ending claims | 55,500 |  |  | 55,500 |  |  | 54,500 |
Schedule of Asbestos Claims Cash Payments | The Company's cash payments during the years ended 2017, 2016, and 2015 were as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Asbestos-related payments | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Settled claims payments (included in asbestos-related payments above) | 24 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 22 |
Summary of Outstanding Asbestos Claims by Year of Exposure and State Filed | In the fourth quarter of each year, the Company performs an analysis of outstanding claims and categorizes by year of exposure and state filed. As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company's outstanding claims were:
| 2017 |  | 2016
Claimants alleging first exposure after 1964 | 16,500 |  |  | 16,000 |
Claimants alleging first exposure before or during 1964 filed in: |  |  |
Texas | 13,000 |  |  | 13,000 |
Pennsylvania | 1,500 |  |  | 2,000 |
Other states that have enacted asbestos legislation | 6,000 |  |  | 6,000 |
Other states | 18,500 |  |  | 18,500 |
Total claims outstanding | 55,500 |  |  | 55,500 |
Summary of Percentage of Outstanding Claims Related to Claimants Alleging Serious Diseases | As of December 31, the percentage of outstanding claims related to claimants alleging serious diseases (primarily mesothelioma and other malignancies) were as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Total claims | 22 | % |  | 22 | % |  | 22 | %
Pre-1964 claims in states without asbestos legislation | 41 | % |  | 41 | % |  | 41 | %

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