Other Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of other expenses (income)

The major components of this Consolidated Statements of Operations caption, broken out by operating segment, are as follows:

(In thousands)	2023		2022		2021
Net gains
Harsco Environmental Segment	$	(250)	$	(1,869)	$	(8,902)
Clean Earth Segment	—		(1,512)		—
Corporate	—		(632)		—
Total net gains	(250)		(4,013)		(8,902)
Employee termination benefit costs
Harsco Environmental Segment	1,977		4,998		2,852
Clean Earth Segment	1,399		1,786		433
Corporate	275		(294)		1,481
Total employee termination benefit costs	3,651		6,490		4,766
Other costs (income) to exit activities
Harsco Environmental Segment	(7,810)		39		640
Clean Earth Segment	—		—		23
Corporate	2,692		1,407		—
Total other costs (income) to exit activities	(5,118)		1,446		663
Asset impairments
Harsco Environmental Segment	88		582		942
Clean Earth Segment	—		59		63
Total asset impairments	88		641		1,005
Contingent consideration adjustments
Clean Earth Segment	—		(827)		—
Corporate	(848)		—		—
Total contingent consideration adjustments	(848)		(827)		—
Other (income) expense	(742)		1,000		(1,254)
Total other (income) expenses, net	$	(3,219)	$	4,737	$	(3,722)