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Restructuring Programs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

2011/2012 Restructuring Program

Schedule of restructuring accrual and related activity

(In thousands)	Accrual December 31 2011		Additional Expenses Incurred (a)			Non-Cash Charges / Adjustments			Net Cash Expenditures			Foreign Currency Translation			Remaining Accrual March 31 2012
Harsco Infrastructure Segment
Employee termination benefit costs	$	14,500	$	4,243		$	(299	)	$	(9,302	)	$	527		$	9,669
Cost to exit activities	2,833		23,204			253			(15,326		)	51			11,015
Total Harsco Infrastructure Segment (b)	17,333		27,447			(46		)	(24,628		)	578			20,684

Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment
Employee termination benefit costs	12,737		(205		)	—			(2,925		)	(2		)	9,605

Harsco Rail Segment
Employee termination benefit costs	50		—			—			(50		)	—			—

Harsco Corporate
Employee termination benefit costs	351		74			—			(266		)	—			159
Total	$	30,471	$	27,316		$	(46	)	$	(27,869	)	$	576		$	30,448

(a) Includes principally the recognition of additional expenses due to timing considerations under U.S. GAAP, as well as adjustments to previously recorded restructuring charges resulting from changes in facts and circumstances in the implementation of these activities.

(b) The table does not include $8.1 million of non-cash product rationalization expense or $7.3 million of proceeds from asset sales under the 2011/2012 Restructuring Program for this Segment as these items did not impact the restructuring accrual during the quarter.

Fourth Quarter 2010 Harsco Infrastructure Program

Restructuring Programs

Schedule of restructuring accrual and related activity

(In thousands)	Accrual December 31 2011		Adjustments to Previously Recorded Restructuring Charges (a)			Cash Expenditures			Foreign Currency Translation			Remaining Accrual March 31 2012
Harsco Infrastructure Segment
Cost to exit activities	$	11,929	$	(234	)	$	(870	)	$	107		$	10,932
Employee termination benefit costs	211		(147		)	(61		)	(3		)	—
Other	7		(5		)	—			(2		)	—
Total	$	12,147	$	(386	)	$	(931	)	$	102		$	10,932

(a) Adjustments to previously recorded restructuring charges resulted from changes in facts and circumstances in the implementation of these activities.

Prior Restructuring Programs

Restructuring Programs

Schedule of restructuring accrual and related activity

(In thousands)	Accrual December 31 2011		Cash Expenditures			Foreign Currency Translation		Remaining Accrual March 31 2012
Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment
Employee termination benefit costs	$	1,280	$	—		$	26	$	1,306
Cost to exit activities	727		(34		)	1		694
Total	$	2,007	$	(34	)	$	27	$	2,000

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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