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Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2012
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount |  | $ 110,000
Environmental Costs Recovered | $ 37,000 |
Huntsville Site [Member] |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |
Environmental Remediation Expense To Date | 6,100 |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures Low Estimate | 4,300 |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures High Estimate | 10,000 |
Norco Site [Member] | Remediation, Project Management, Regulatory Oversight, and Investigative and Feasability Studies [Member] |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |
Environmental Remediation Expense To Date | 67,500 |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures Low Estimate | 14,300 |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures High Estimate | $ 25,000 |

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