Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of assets and liabilities held-for-sale

The carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities that were aggregated in Assets held-for-sale and Liabilities of assets held-for-sale as of September 30, 2013 are as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30 2013		(In thousands)	September 30 2013
Assets held-for-sale:			Liabilities of assets held-for-sale:
Trade accounts receivable, net	$	264,310	Accounts payable	$	66,759
Other receivables	13,206		Accrued compensation	33,334
Inventories	68,064		Income taxes payable	2,663
Other current assets	20,024		Insurance liabilities - current portion	7,587
Property, plant and equipment, net	334,967		Other current liabilities	42,872
Intangible assets, net	6,461		Insurance liabilities - non-current portion	18,465
Other assets (a)	7,954		Retirement plan liabilities	41,916
			Other liabilities	4,450
	$	714,986		$	218,046

(a) Includes assets held-for-sale of the Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment totaling $0.2 million at September 30, 2013.