For the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
The following table displays the activity and balances associated with accruals related to environmental costs included in other accruals and payables and other long-term liabilities:
| 2011 | 2010 | |
| In thousands | ||
| Balance at January 1 | $ 15,012 | $ 15,606 |
| Additions to accrual | 777 | 1,121 |
| Payments | (1,588) | (1,313) |
| Release to income | — | (313) |
| Changes in foreign currency exchange rates | 6 | (89) |
| Balance at December 31 | $ 14,207 | $ 15,012 |
In August 2008, the Company completed its purchase of the portion of the Bloomfield campus that Kaman Aerospace Corporation had leased from NAVAIR for many years. In connection with the purchase, the Company has assumed responsibility for environmental remediation at the facility as may be required under the Connecticut Transfer Act (the "Transfer Act") and it continues the effort to define the scope of the remediation that will be required by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection ("CTDEP"). The transaction was recorded by taking the undiscounted estimated remediation liability of $20.8 million and discounting it at a rate of 8% to its present value. The fair value of the Navy Property asset, which at that time approximated the discounted present value of the assumed environmental liability of $10.3 million, is included in Property, Plant and Equipment, net. This remediation process will take many years to complete.
The following represents estimated future payments for the undiscounted environmental remediation liability related to the Bloomfield campus as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
| 2012 | $ 2,195 |
| 2013 | 1,432 |
| 2014 | 1,180 |
| 2015 | 777 |
| 2016 | 406 |
| Thereafter | 10,955 |
| Total | $ 16,945 |
The accrual also includes estimated ongoing environmental remediation costs for the idle Moosup, CT facility and environmental remediation costs that the Company expects to incur at the former Music segment's New Hartford, CT facility and the Aerospace segment's U.K. Composites facilities. The Company continues to assess the work that may be required at each of these facilities, which may result in a change to this accrual. For further discussion of these matters, see Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies.