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Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
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 is as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2018
Open lawsuits, beginning of period |  | 1,481 |  |  | 1,420 |
New lawsuits |  | 70 |  |  | 369 |
Settled and dismissed lawsuits |  | (70 | ) |  | (308 | )
Open lawsuits, end of period |  | 1,481 |  |  | 1,481 |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2018
Asserted claims, beginning of period |  | 2,355 |  |  | 2,242 |
New claims |  | 87 |  |  | 479 |
Settled and dismissed claims |  | (71 | ) |  | (366 | )
Asserted claims, end of period |  | 2,371 |  |  | 2,355 |
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 is as follows:
(In millions) |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2018
Balance beginning of period |  | $ | 71.7 |  |  | $ | 134.7 |
Additions |  | 0.5 |  |  | 19.6 |
Collections, settlements converted to notes receivable and other adjustments |  | (8.1 | ) |  | (82.6 | )
Balance end of period |  | $ | 64.1 |  |  | $ | 71.7 |
Schedule of Notes Receivable Balances from Insurance Companies | A summary of Notes receivable, insurance companies balances is as follows:
(In millions) |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2018
Balance beginning of period |  | $ | 59.6 |  |  | $ | 76.9 |
Additions |  | 0.4 |  |  | 1.7 |
Collections |  | — |  |  | (19.0 | )
Balance end of period |  | $ | 60.0 |  |  | $ | 59.6 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability | The following table reconciles the changes in the Company's accrued warranty reserve:
(In thousands) |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2018
Beginning warranty reserve |  | $ | 14,214 |  |  | $ | 14,753 |
Warranty payments |  | (3,198 | ) |  | (9,955 | )
Warranty claims |  | 301 |  |  | 10,585 |
Provision for product warranties and other adjustments |  | 2,423 |  |  | (1,169 | )
Ending warranty reserve |  | $ | 13,740 |  |  | $ | 14,214 |

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