Review of Operations by Segment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of operations by segment

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30						June 30
(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenues From Continuing Operations
Harsco Metals & Minerals	$	360,994		$	336,146		$	714,032		$	673,470
Harsco Infrastructure	—			251,172			—			467,231
Harsco Industrial	103,005			93,772			205,105			184,218
Harsco Rail	70,578			78,646			128,139			150,212
Total revenues from continuing operations	$	534,577		$	759,736		$	1,047,276		$	1,475,131
Operating Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations
Harsco Metals & Minerals	$	(9,238	)	$	27,053		$	13,980		$	50,282
Harsco Infrastructure	—			2,288			—			(4,764		)
Harsco Industrial	17,429			15,553			34,000			31,162
Harsco Rail	13,526			15,932			19,025			19,110
Corporate (a)	(15,481		)	(9,979		)	(28,430		)	(19,158		)
Total operating income from continuing operations	$	6,236		$	50,847		$	38,575		$	76,632

(a) For the three months ended June 30, 2014, Corporate includes a $3.4 million loss on disposal of the Harsco Infrastructure Segment and transaction costs and $1.5 million of net periodic pension cost for defined benefit pension plans retained by the Company as part of the Infrastructure Transaction. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, Corporate includes a $5.6 million loss on disposal of the Harsco Infrastructure Segment and transaction costs and $2.9 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						Six Months Ended
	June 30						June 30
(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Segment operating income	$	21,717		$	60,826		$	67,005		$	95,790
General Corporate expense	(15,481		)	(9,979		)	(28,430		)	(19,158		)
Operating income from continuing operations	6,236			50,847			38,575			76,632
Interest income	410			830			707			1,236
Interest expense	(11,958		)	(12,855		)	(23,379		)	(24,598		)
Change in fair value to unit adjustment liability	(2,473		)	—			(5,019		)	—
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income (loss)	$	(7,785	)	$	38,822		$	10,884		$	53,270