Other Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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
	March 31
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Employee termination benefit costs	$	753		$	5,772
Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment separation costs	—			3,287
Net gains (a)	(122		)	(652		)
Other costs to exit activities	100			182
Impaired asset write-downs	—			93
Other	163			441
Other expenses	$	894		$	9,123

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