Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2015

Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves [Abstract]

Casualty, environmental and other reserves

Activity related to casualty, environmental and other reserves is as follows:

	Casualty			Environmental			Other
(Dollars in Millions)	Reserves			Reserves			Reserves			Total
December 28, 2012	$	325		$	88		$	64		$	477
Charged to Expense	54			48			38			140
Payments	(99		)	(36		)	(31		)	(166		)
December 27, 2013	280			100			71			451
Charged to Expense (a)	89			57			30			176
Payments	(104		)	(63		)	(42		)	(209		)
December 26, 2014	265			94			59			418
Charged to Expense	60			45			37			142
Payments	(56		)	(57		)	(47		)	(160		)
December 25, 2015	$	269		$	82		$	49		$	400

^(a)  Increase in expense in 2014 is primarily due to the resolution of personal injury claims for prior years.

These reserves are considered critical accounting estimates due to the need for significant management judgment. They are provided for in the consolidated balance sheets as shown in the table below.

	December 2015						December 2014
(Dollars in Millions)	Current		Long-term		Total		Current		Long-term		Total
Casualty:
Personal Injury	$	57	$	147	$	204	$	68	$	123	$	191
Asbestos	9		44		53		5		51		56
Occupational	3		9		12		3		15		18
Total Casualty	$	69	$	200	$	269	$	76	$	189	$	265
Environmental	42		40		82		48		46		94
Other	20		29		49		18		41		59
Total	$	131	$	269	$	400	$	142	$	276	$	418

Schedule of Claims Activity

A summary of asbestos claims activity is as follows:

	Fiscal Years
	2015		2014
Asserted Asbestos Claims
Open Claims - Beginning of Year	177		251
New Claims Filed	77		106
Claims Settled	(64	)	(95	)
Claims Dismissed	(30	)	(85	)
Open Claims - End of Year	160		177