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Commitments and Contingencies | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 04, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies From time to time in the regular course of its business, the Company is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and other legal matters. Except as noted below, there are no material legal proceedings pending or known by the Company to be contemplated to which the Company is a party or to which any of its property is subject. Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) Litigation The Company has been named as a defendant in a number of lawsuits in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina relating to carpet products that allegedly contained perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). These lawsuits have been brought against chemical manufacturers and carpet manufacturers and have been brought by four categories of plaintiffs: (i) municipalities and counties alleging contamination of their drinking water sources with PFAS, (ii) counties alleging contamination of their landfills with PFAS, (iii) private landowners alleging contamination of their real property with PFAS, and (iv) rate payers alleging that their drinking water rates have increased due to the costs associated with remediation of PFAS. The municipalities and counties assert common law and statutory claims seeking to recover the costs of installing water filtration systems to filter out the PFAS that is allegedly in the drinking water sources. The counties that claim contamination of their landfills assert common law and statutory claims seeking to recover the costs of remediating the PFAS that is allegedly in the landfills. The private landowners allege that biosolids sludge applied on or near their real property contained PFAS or allege that PFAS from nearby manufacturing facilities ended up on their real property. Those landowners assert common law and statutory claims seeking to recover the costs of remediating the PFAS that is allegedly on their real property. Finally, the rate payers that claim their drinking water rates have increased due to PFAS include a proposed class of water subscribers with the Rome Water and Sewer Division and/or the Floyd County Water Department in Georgia. The rate payers assert common law and statutory claims and seek to recover past and future damages due to the rate increases. The Company believes that it has significant defenses against the allegations in these lawsuits and will continue to vigorously defend against these claims. Silica Litigation The Company is subject to certain claims related to exposure to silica dust that have been submitted against it or its subsidiaries. A majority of these outstanding claims have been filed against the Company by a single plaintiff group in California, bringing the total number of cases now outstanding to approximately 500. The Company believes it has substantial defenses against the allegations and will continue to vigorously defend against these claims. Belgian Tax Matter The Company is in a dispute with the Belgian Tax Authority (the “BTA”) in relation to certain intercompany loans owed by IVC BV, one of the Company’s subsidiaries in Belgium. The BTA has asserted that these liabilities were not genuine liabilities for Belgian tax purposes. The BTA issued assessments for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 totaling €1.2 billion (including penalties but excluding late payment interest) on IVC BV, whereby it rejected certain interest deductions and the deduction for dividends received from one of its subsidiaries and asserted the inclusion of income related to these loans. These disputed assessments are still in the administrative phase and have been appealed administratively before the BTA by IVC BV. The Company believes that its tax position in Belgium was correct and intends to vigorously defend its position. General The Company believes that adequate provisions for resolution of all contingencies, claims and pending litigation have been made for probable losses that are reasonably estimable. These contingencies are subject to significant uncertainties and the Company is unable to estimate the amount or range of loss, if any, in excess of amounts accrued. The Company does not believe that the ultimate outcome of these actions will be significantly above amounts accrued, or that the ultimate outcome of these actions will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition; however, litigation is inherently uncertain and actual losses could result in unfavorable outcomes that could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows or liquidity in a given quarter or year. The Company is subject to various federal, state, local and foreign environmental health and safety laws and regulations, including those governing air emissions, wastewater discharges, the use, storage, treatment, recycling and disposal of solid and hazardous materials and finished product, and the cleanup of contamination associated therewith. Because of the nature of the Company’s business, the Company has incurred, and will continue to incur, costs relating to compliance with such laws and regulations. The Company is involved in various proceedings relating to environmental matters and is currently engaged in environmental investigation, remediation and post-closure care programs at certain sites. The Company has provided accruals for such activities that it has determined to be both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company does not expect that the ultimate liability with respect to such activities will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition; however, litigation is inherently uncertain and actual losses could result in unfavorable outcomes that could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows or liquidity in a given quarter or year.

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