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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Loss Contingencies by Number of Claims | Asbestos-related claims activity since December 31 is as follows:
| Nine Months Ended
| September 29, 2023 |  | September 30, 2022
| (Number of claims)
Claims unresolved, beginning of period | 14,106 |  |  | 14,559 |
Claims filed(1) | 3,353 |  |  | 3,285 |
Claims resolved(2) | (4,095) |  |  | (3,677) |
Claims unresolved, end of period | 13,364 |  |  | 14,167 |
(1) Claims filed include all asbestos claims for which notification have been received or a file has been opened. (2) Claims resolved include all asbestos claims that have been settled, dismissed or that are in the process of being settled or dismissed based upon agreements or understandings in place with counsel for the claimants.
Schedule of Asbestos Related Litigation | The Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet included the following amounts related to asbestos-related litigation:
| September 29, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
| (In thousands)
Long-term asbestos insurance asset(1) | $ | 184,815 |  |  | $ | 215,112 |
Long-term asbestos insurance receivable(1) | 18,727 |  |  | 17,231 |
Accrued asbestos liability(2) | 31,016 |  |  | 30,108 |
Long-term asbestos liability(3) | 194,575 |  |  | 230,581 |
(1) Included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. (2) Represents current accruals for probable and reasonably estimable asbestos-related liability costs that the Company believes the subsidiaries will pay, and unpaid legal costs related to defending themselves against asbestos-related liability claims and legal action against the Company’s insurers, which is included in Accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. (3) Included in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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