Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Loss Contingencies By Claims Quantities

Asbestos-related claims activity since December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023
	(Number of claims)
Claims unresolved, beginning of period	13,648		14,106
Claims filed(1)	5,005		4,627
Claims resolved(2)	(4,895)		(5,085)
Claims unresolved, end of period	13,758		13,648
	(In dollars)
Average cost of resolved claims(3)	$	10,574	$	9,524

(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.

(3) Excludes claims settled in Mississippi for which the majority of claims have historically been resolved for no payment and insurance recoveries.

Schedule Of Asbestos Related Litigation

Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets include the amounts related to asbestos-related litigation shown in the table below.

	December 31,
	2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Long-term asbestos insurance asset(1)	$	234,951	$	221,489
Long-term asbestos insurance receivable(1)	16,961		17,868
Accrued asbestos liability(2)	40,779		32,908
Long-term asbestos liability(3)	$	253,287	$	234,796

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

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