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Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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:

		Six Months Ended June 30, 2019			Year Ended December 31, 2018
Open lawsuits, beginning of period		1,481			1,420
New lawsuits		133			369
Settled and dismissed lawsuits		(62	)		(308	)
Open lawsuits, end of period		1,552			1,481

		Six Months Ended June 30, 2019			Year Ended December 31, 2018
Asserted claims, beginning of period		2,355			2,242
New claims		233			479
Settled and dismissed claims		(138	)		(366	)
Asserted claims, end of period		2,450			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)		Six Months Ended June 30, 2019				Year Ended December 31, 2018
Balance beginning of period		$	71.7			$	134.7
Additions		0.8				19.6
Collections, settlements converted to notes receivable and other adjustments		(12.6		)		(82.6		)
Balance end of period		$	59.9			$	71.7

Schedule of Notes Receivable Balances from Insurance Companies

A summary of Notes receivable, insurance companies balances is as follows:

(In millions)		Six Months Ended June 30, 2019				Year Ended December 31, 2018
Balance beginning of period		$	59.6			$	76.9
Additions		0.7				1.7
Collections		—				(19.0		)
Balance end of period		$	60.3			$	59.6

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability

The following table reconciles the changes in the Company's accrued warranty reserve:

(In thousands)		Six Months Ended June 30, 2019				Year Ended December 31, 2018
Beginning warranty reserve		$	14,214			$	14,753
Warranty payments		(6,395		)		(9,955		)
Warranty claims		6,379				10,585
Provision for product warranties		(518		)		(1,169		)
Ending warranty reserve		$	13,680			$	14,214

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