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Contingent Liabilities (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Product Liability Reserve

Balance Sheet Roll-forward for 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)		 
                     
2016  $744    1,221    (133)   (13)  $1,819 
                          
2017  $1,819    (477)   (290)   (233)  $819 
                          
2018  $819    731    (183)   (195)  $1,172 
Schedule of Product Liability Expense

Income Statement Detail for Product Liability Expense

 

   Accrued
Legal
Expense (b)		   Insurance
Premium
Expense (e)		   Total
Product
Liability
Expense		 
             
2016  $1,221    834   $2,055 
                
2017  $(477)   837   $360 
                
2018  $731    783   $1,514 

 

 

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 2015 and 2017, 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.