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Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Cumulative Trauma Product Liability Claims Activity | A summary of cumulative trauma product liability lawsuits and asserted cumulative trauma product liability claims activity follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Open lawsuits, January 1 | 1,794 |  |  | 1,988 |  |  | 2,326 |
New lawsuits | 398 |  |  | 379 |  |  | 340 |
Settled and dismissed lawsuits | (772 | ) |  | (573 | ) |  | (678 | )
Open lawsuits, December 31 | 1,420 |  |  | 1,794 |  |  | 1,988 |
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Asserted claims, January 1 | 3,023 |  |  | 3,779 |  |  | 5,539 |
New claims | 455 |  |  | 843 |  |  | 465 |
Settled and dismissed claims | (1,236 | ) |  | (1,599 | ) |  | (2,225 | )
Asserted claims, December 31 | 2,242 |  |  | 3,023 |  |  | 3,779 |
Summary of Insurance Receivable Balances and Activity Related to Cumulative Trauma Product Liability Losses | A summary of Insurance receivable balances and activity related to cumulative trauma product liability losses follows:
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Balance beginning of period |  | $ | 159.9 |  |  | $ | 229.5 |
Additions |  | 94.6 |  |  | 29.2 |
Collections and settlements converted to notes receivable |  | (119.8 | ) |  | (98.8 | )
Balance end of period |  | $ | 134.7 |  |  | $ | 159.9 |
Summary of Notes Receivable from Insurance Companies Activity During the Year [Table Text Block] | A summary of Notes receivable, insurance companies, balances is as follows:
|  | December 31,
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Balance beginning of period |  | $ | 67.3 |  |  | $ | 8.7 |
Additions |  | 35.1 |  |  | 95.6 |
Collections |  | (25.5 | ) |  | (37.0 | )
Balance end of period |  | $ | 76.9 |  |  | $ | 67.3 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability | The following table reconciles the changes in the Company's accrued warranty reserve:
|  | December 31,
(In millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Beginning accrued warranty reserve |  | $ | 11,821 |  |  | $ | 10,296 |  |  | $ | 9,438 |
Warranty claims |  | 1,566 |  |  | (950 | ) |  | 1,203 |
Provision for product warranties |  | 1,366 |  |  | 2,475 |  |  | (345 | )
Ending accrued warranty reserve |  | $ | 14,753 |  |  | $ | 11,821 |  |  | $ | 10,296 |

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