v3.5.0.2
Claims Rollforward (Details) - Asbestos_claims
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 25, 2015
Claims unresolved, beginning of period [1] 20,583 21,681
Claims filed(2) [1],[2] 4,022 3,711
Claims resolved(3) [1],[3] (3,092) (3,260)
Claims unresolved, end of period [1] 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.