Other Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of other expenses

The major components of this Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations caption are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30						September 30
(In thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Employee termination benefit costs	$	1,790		$	3,454		$	8,756		$	5,962
Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment separation costs	1			—			3,298			—
Net gains (a)	(608		)	(1,747		)	(1,365		)	(8,479		)
Foreign currency gains related to Harsco Rail Segment advances on contracts and other customer advances	—			—			—			(10,940		)
Bahrain salt cake disposal	—			7,000			—			7,000
Subcontractor settlement	—			4,220			—			4,220
Other	558			4,465			1,422			6,066
Other expenses	$	1,741		$	17,392		$	12,111		$	3,829

(a) Net gains result from the sales of redundant properties (primarily land, buildings and related equipment) and non-core assets.