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Contingencies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
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, 2022 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2021
Open lawsuits, beginning of period |  | 1,675 |  |  | 1,622 |
New lawsuits |  | 125 |  |  | 432 |
Settled and dismissed lawsuits |  | (110) |  |  | (379) |
Open lawsuits, end of period |  | 1,690 |  |  | 1,675 |
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2021
Asserted claims, beginning of period |  | 4,554 |  |  | 2,878 |
New claims |  | 259 |  |  | 2,134 |
Settled and dismissed claims |  | (153) |  |  | (458) |
Asserted claims, end of period |  | 4,660 |  |  | 4,554 |
Summary of Insurance Receivable Balances and Activity Related to Cumulative Trauma Product Liability Losses | A summary of insurance receivables balance and activity related to cumulative trauma product liability losses is as follows:
(In millions) |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2021
Balance beginning of period |  | $ | 130.2 |  |  | $ | 97.0 |
Additions |  | 0.1 |  |  | 43.5 |
Collections and other adjustments |  | (3.9) |  |  | (10.3) |
Balance end of period |  | $ | 126.4 |  |  | $ | 130.2 |
Schedule of Notes Receivable Balances from Insurance Companies | A summary of notes receivables from insurance companies balance is as follows:
(In millions) |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2021
Balance beginning of period |  | $ | 48.5 |  |  | $ | 52.3 |
Additions |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.3 |
Collections |  | — |  |  | (5.1) |
Balance end of period |  | $ | 49.1 |  |  | $ | 48.5 |
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, 2022 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2021
Beginning warranty reserve |  | $ | 12,423 |  |  | $ | 11,428 |
Warranty payments |  | (4,431) |  |  | (8,987) |
Warranty claims |  | 5,835 |  |  | 10,225 |
Provision for product warranties and other adjustments |  | (989) |  |  | (243) |
Ending warranty reserve |  | $ | 12,838 |  |  | $ | 12,423 |

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