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Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Insurance Receivable Balances and Activity Related to Product Liability Losses | A summary of insurance receivables balance and activity related to cumulative trauma product liability losses and divestiture of MSA LLC is as follows:
(In millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  |
Balance beginning of period |  | $ | 127.6 |  |  | $ | 130.2 |  |  |
Divestiture of MSA LLC |  | (127.6) |  |  | — |  |  |
Additions |  | — |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |
Collections |  | — |  |  | (4.4) |  |  |
Balance end of period |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 127.6 |  |  |
Summary of Notes Receivable from Insurance Companies Activity During the Year | A summary of notes receivables from insurance companies balance is as follows:
|  | December 31,
(In millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Balance beginning of period |  | $ | 44.6 |  |  | $ | 48.5 |
Divestiture of MSA LLC |  | (44.6) |  |  | — |
Additions |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
Collections |  | — |  |  | (5.1) |
Balance end of period |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 44.6 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability | The following table reconciles the changes in the Company's accrued warranty reserve:
|  | December 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Beginning warranty reserve |  | $ | 15,230 |  |  | $ | 12,423 |  |  | $ | 11,428 |
Warranty payments |  | (9,794) |  |  | (10,631) |  |  | (8,987) |
Warranty claims |  | 8,899 |  |  | 14,544 |  |  | 10,225 |
Provision for product warranties and other adjustments |  | (47) |  |  | (1,106) |  |  | (243) |
Ending warranty reserve |  | $ | 14,288 |  |  | $ | 15,230 |  |  | $ | 12,423 |
Schedule of Discontinued Operations | Below is a summary of the impact of the divestiture of MSA LLC on our Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2023:
(In millions) | Year Ended December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | (341.2) |
Current insurance receivables | (17.3) |
Notes receivable, insurance companies | (5.9) |
Noncurrent insurance receivables | (110.3) |
Notes receivable, insurance companies, noncurrent | (38.7) |
Current product liability | 65.1 |
Noncurrent product liability | 324.7 |
Loss on divestiture of MSA LLC before transaction costs | (123.6) |
Transaction costs | (5.6) |
Loss on divestiture of MSA LLC | (129.2) |
Income tax expense (a) | (70.4) |
Tax-effected loss on divestiture of MSA LLC | $ | (199.6) |
(a) Related to the write-off of deferred tax asset related to product liability reserve

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