Other (Income) Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of other (income) 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)	2017			2016			2017			2016
Employee termination benefit costs	$	2,536		$	1,790		$	4,947		$	8,756
Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment separation costs	—			1			—			3,298
Net gains (a)	(4,821		)	(608		)	(4,815		)	(1,365		)
Other costs to exit activities	327			—			495			—
Impaired asset write-downs	539			—			820			—
Other	182			558			282			1,422
Other (income) expenses	$	(1,237	)	$	1,741		$	1,729		$	12,111

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