Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

Claims activity since December 31 related to asbestos claims is as follows⁽¹⁾:



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016		September 25, 2015
	(Number of claims)
Claims unresolved, beginning of period	20,583		21,681
Claims filed⁽²⁾	4,022		3,711
Claims resolved⁽³⁾	(3,092	)	(3,260	)
Claims unresolved, end of period	21,513		22,132

⁽¹⁾Excludes claims filed by one legal firm that have been “administratively dismissed.”

⁽²⁾Claims filed include all asbestos claims for which notification has been received or a file has been opened.

⁽³⁾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.

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included the following amounts related to asbestos-related litigation:



	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Current asbestos insurance asset⁽¹⁾	$	27,259	$	28,872
Long-term asbestos insurance asset⁽²⁾	274,106		284,095
Long-term asbestos insurance receivable⁽²⁾	110,254		96,007
Accrued asbestos liability⁽³⁾	53,181		48,780
Long-term asbestos liability⁽⁴⁾	339,514		350,394

⁽¹⁾Included in Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽²⁾Included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽³⁾Represents the current portion of reserves for probable and reasonably estimable asbestos-related liability cost that the Company believes its subsidiaries will pay through the next 15 years, overpayments by certain insurers 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 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽⁴⁾Included in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.