Asbestos-related cash payments made by the Company.

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Charge against earnings for asbestos related payments.

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Represents accrual of asbestos related liability.

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Amount of cash payments per claim disposed including legal costs.

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The approximate aggregate number of plaintiffs and claimants settled, dismissed and otherwise disposed of, as of the balance sheet date.

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The approximate amount of plaintiffs and claimants in asbestos lawsuits and claims in which the entity is a named defendant.

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The average indemnity payment per disposed claim.

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The approximate percentage of all the asbestos-related plaintiffs and claimants for which the entity is a named defendant.

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Number of years in which significant majority number of claims will be received.

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The approximate amount of previous sales of goods containing asbestos.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of reserves for the costs of settling insured claims and costs incurred in the claims settlement process attributable to asbestos and environmental claims, before estimated recoveries from reinsurers.

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Contingencies - Asbestos (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Contingencies - Asbestos (Details)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 1993 USD ($)
Asbestos
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958	$ 40,000,000
Number of pending plaintiffs and claimants \| item	1,065
Period in which significant majority of claims to be received	10 years
Approximate number of claims disposed of to date \| item	399,800
Average indemnity payment per claim	$ 9,700
Asbestos-related cash payments		$ 110,000,000	$ 125,000,000	$ 138,000,000
Cash payments per claim disposed including legal costs		83,000	71,000	95,000
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through 2018 before insurance recoveries	$ 4,900,000,000				$ 975,000,000
Accrual of asbestos related liability		582,000,000	692,000,000
Asbestos related charges		0	$ 0	$ 16,000,000
Maximum
Asbestos
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages		$ 725,000,000
Damages unspecified or sufficient to invoke jurisdictional minimum
Asbestos
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		89.00%
Damages of $15 million or less
Asbestos
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		8.00%
Damages of $15 million or less \| Maximum
Asbestos
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages		$ 15,000,000
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million
Asbestos
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		3.00%
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million \| Minimum
Asbestos
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages		$ 15,000,000
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million \| Maximum
Asbestos
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages		$ 100,000,000