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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Loss Contingencies By Claims Quantities [Table Text Block]
Claims activity since December 31 related to asbestos claims is as follows:
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
(Number of claims)
Claims unresolved, beginning of period
17,737

 
20,567

Claims filed(1)
2,982

 
3,450

Claims resolved(2)
(4,450
)
 
(6,414
)
Claims unresolved, end of period
16,269

 
17,603

 
(1) Claims filed include all asbestos claims for which notification has 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 [Table Text Block]
The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included the following amounts related to asbestos-related litigation:
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
(In thousands)
Long-term asbestos insurance asset(1)
$
269,268

 
$
284,454

Long-term asbestos insurance receivable(1)
77,837

 
73,489

Accrued asbestos liability(2)
54,580

 
50,311

Long-term asbestos liability(3)
288,689

 
310,326

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