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Contingent Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Contingent Liabilities [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Product Liability Reserve | Balance Sheet Roll-forward for Product Liability Reserve
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|  | Balance Beginning of Year (a) |  |  | Accrued Legal Expense (Income) (b) |  |  | Legal Fees (c) |  |  | Settlements (d) |  |  | Balance End of Year (a) |
2013 |  | $ | 1,057 |  |  |  | 230 |  |  |  | (44 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  | $ | 1,236 |
2014 |  | $ | 1,236 |  |  |  | (295 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (78 | ) |  | $ | 845 |
2015 |  | $ | 845 |  |  |  | (77 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  | $ | 744 |
Schedule of Product Liability Expense | Income Statement Detail for Product Liability Expense
|  | Accrued Legal Expense (b) |  |  | Insurance Premium Expense (e) |  |  | Total Product Liability Expense |
2013 |  | $ | 230 |  |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | $ | 1,253 |
2014 |  | $ | (295 | ) |  |  | 1,069 |  |  | $ | 774 |
2015 |  | $ | (77 | ) |  |  | 997 |  |  | $ | 920 |
Notes
(a) | The beginning and ending liability balances represent accrued legal fees only. Settlements and administrative costs are expensed as incurred. Only in rare instances is an accrual established for settlements.
(b) | The expense accrued in the liability is for legal fees only. In 2014 and 2015, the costs incurred related to cases that were settled or dismissed were less than the amounts accrued for these cases in prior years.
(c) | Legal fees represent payments to outside counsel related to product liability matters.
(d) | Settlements represent payments made to plaintiffs or allegedly injured parties in exchange for a full and complete release of liability.
(e) | Insurance expense represents the cost of insurance premiums.

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