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Legal Matters and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Loss Contingencies by Contingency | Activity related to asbestos claims during the periods indicated was as follows:
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Beginning claims, January 1,(1) | 8,712 |  |  | 8,366 |  |  | 8,345 |
New claims | 2,454 |  |  | 2,482 |  |  | 2,140 |
Resolved claims | (2,204) |  |  | (2,211) |  |  | (2,203) |
Other(2) | (823) |  |  | 75 |  |  | 84 |
Ending claims, December 31,(1) | 8,139 |  |  | 8,712 |  |  | 8,366 |
____________________ (1) Beginning and ending claims data in each period excludes inactive claims, as the Company considers it unlikely that inactive cases will be pursued further by the respective plaintiffs. A claim is classified as inactive either due to inactivity over a period of time or if designated as inactive by the applicable court. (2) Represents the net change in claims as a result of the reclassification of active cases as inactive and inactive cases as active during the period indicated. Cases moved from active to inactive status are removed from the claims count without being accounted for as a "Resolved claim", and cases moved from inactive status to active status are added back to the claims count without being accounted for as a “New claim”.
Changes in Estimated Asbestos Liability | The following table presents the changes in the estimated asbestos liability as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
(Amounts in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Beginning balance, January 1, | $ | 94,423 |  |  | $ | 99,530 |  |  | $ | 97,979 |
Asbestos liability adjustments, net | 14,782 |  |  | 4,783 |  |  | 8,642 |
Cash payment activity | (5,733) |  |  | (7,521) |  |  | (8,445) |
Other, net | (4,820) |  |  | (2,369) |  |  | 1,354 |
Ending balance, December 31, | $ | 98,652 |  |  | $ | 94,423 |  |  | $ | 99,530 |

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