Review of Operations by Segment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of operations by segment

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
(In thousands)	2014			2013
Revenues From Continuing Operations
Harsco Metals & Minerals	$	353,038		$	337,324
Harsco Infrastructure	—			216,059
Harsco Industrial	102,100			90,446
Harsco Rail	57,561			71,566
Total revenues from continuing operations	$	512,699		$	715,395
Operating Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations
Harsco Metals & Minerals	$	23,218		$	23,229
Harsco Infrastructure	—			(7,052		)
Harsco Industrial	16,571			15,609
Harsco Rail	5,499			3,178
Corporate (a)	(12,949		)	(9,179		)
Total operating income from continuing operations	$	32,339		$	25,785

(a) For the three months ended March 31, 2014, Corporate includes a $2.1 million loss on disposal of the Harsco Infrastructure Segment and transaction costs and $1.4 million of net periodic pension cost for defined benefit pension plans retained by the Company as part of the Infrastructure transaction.

Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
(In thousands)	2014			2013
Segment operating income	$	45,288		$	34,964
General Corporate expense	(12,949		)	(9,179		)
Operating income from continuing operations	32,339			25,785
Interest income	297			406
Interest expense	(11,421		)	(11,743		)
Change in fair value to unit adjustment liability	(2,546		)	—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity loss	$	18,669		$	14,448