Acquisitions and Dispositions - Preliminary Valuation of Identifiable Intangible Assets and Amortization Periods (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Harsco Clean Earth Segment
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Valuation	$ 261.1	$ 242.2
Harsco Clean Earth Segment \| Permits
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Amortization Period	18 years
Preliminary Valuation	$ 176.1	170.1
Harsco Clean Earth Segment \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Amortization Period	8 years
Preliminary Valuation	$ 33.4	20.5
Harsco Clean Earth Segment \| Air rights
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Valuation	$ 25.6	25.6
Harsco Clean Earth Segment \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Amortization Period	11 years 6 months
Preliminary Valuation	$ 26.0	26.0
Harsco Clean Earth Segment
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets		(18.9)
Customer Relationships		(12.9)
Permits		$ (6.0)

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