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CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND OTHER MATTERS (Details 4) - Site investigation and remediation - site | Oct. 01, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Environmental Matters |  |
Number of sites | 34 | 35
Number of third-party disposal sites for which entity is potentially responsible | 24 |
Number of active sites | 7 |

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