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Contingent Liabilities (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Product Liability Reserve
           Cash Payments     
   Balance
Beginning
of Year (a)		   Accrued
Legal
Expense
(Income)
(b)		   Legal Fees
(c)		   Settlements
(d)		   Balance
End of
Year (a)		 
                     
2014  $1,236    (295)   (18)   (78)  $845 
                          
2015  $845    (77)   (18)   (6)  $744 
                          
2016  $744    1,221    (133)   (13)  $1,819 
Schedule of Product Liability Expense

Income Statement Detail for Product Liability Expense

 

   Accrued
Legal
Expense
(b)		   Insurance
Premium
Expense
(e)		   Total
Product
Liability
Expense		 
             
2014  $(295)   1,069   $774 
                
2015  $(77)   997   $920 
                
2016  $1,221    834   $2,055 

 

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.