Loss Contingency, Amount Of Estimated Recovery From Third Party .

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Loss Contingency, Claims Settled and Dismissed.

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Loss Contingency, Cost Of Resolution.

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Loss Contingency, Cost Of Resolution Paid By Insurer.

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Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years And Thereafter.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) claims	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Operating leases
Rental expense	$ 4.9	$ 5.2	$ 3.5
Due in 2018	4.1
Due in 2019	3.3
Due in 2020	2.4
Due in 2021	1.8
Due in 2022 and thereafter	$ 4.0
Asbestos Litigation [Member]
Operating leases
Total resolved claims, by means of settlement or dismissal \| claims	37,594
Total cost of resolution	$ 10.2
Resolution costs paid by insurance carrier	100.00%
Confirmed insurance coverage	$ 140.0
Asbestos Litigation [Member] \| Brandon Drying Fabrics, Inc. [Member]
Operating leases
Total resolved claims, by means of settlement or dismissal \| claims	7,707
Resolution costs paid by insurance carrier	100.00%