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Insurance Claims | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Insurance Claims [Abstract] |
Insurance Claims | Note 3 – Insurance Claims Wynne, Arkansas Manufacturing Operation In September 2011, a portion of the Company’s Wynne, Arkansas manufacturing operation was damaged by fire. Certain inventories, production equipment, and building structures were extensively damaged. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company settled the claim with its insurer for total proceeds of $127.3 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 (which were recorded as other current liabilities in prior periods) were recognized, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $106.3 million in the second quarter of 2013, or $2.33 per diluted share after tax. Fulton, Mississippi Copper Tube Facility In July 2009, there was an explosion at the Company’s copper tube facility in Fulton, Mississippi resulting in damage to certain production equipment. In the first quarter of 2012, the Company settled the business interruption portion of this claim and recognized a $1.5 million gain.

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