Quarterly Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

	2013
	Quarters								Year
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	1st		2nd		3rd		4th
Continuing Operations:
Net sales	$	269,886	$	285,859	$	264,884	$	291,429	$	1,112,058
Gross profit	121,704		129,665		115,426		130,050		496,845
Net income attributable to Mine Safety Appliances Company	18,627		23,315		18,987		24,929		85,858
Earnings per share*
Basic	0.50		0.63		0.51		0.67		2.31
Diluted	0.49		0.62		0.51		0.66		2.28
Discontinued Operations:
Net sales	13,353		13,836		13,361		12,142		52,692
Gross profit	3,078		3,215		2,790		2,428		11,511
Net income attributable to Mine Safety Appliances Company	659		734		514		482		2,389
Earnings per share*
Basic	0.02		0.02		0.01		0.01		0.06
Diluted	0.02		0.02		0.01		0.01		0.06

	2012
	Quarters								Year
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	1st		2nd		3rd		4th
Continuing Operations:
Net sales	$	278,255	$	279,367	$	270,480	$	282,341	$	1,110,443
Gross profit	123,377		119,538		118,391		128,242		489,548
Net income attributable to Mine Safety Appliances Company	23,090		27,078		18,173		19,216		87,557
Earnings per share*
Basic	0.63		0.74		0.49		0.52		2.37
Diluted	0.62		0.73		0.48		0.51		2.34
Discontinued Operations:
Net sales	15,230		15,371		16,087		11,773		58,461
Gross profit	3,614		3,588		3,863		2,119		13,184
Net income attributable to Mine Safety Appliances Company	832		917		1,060		271		3,080
Earnings per share*
Basic	0.02		0.02		0.03		0.01		0.08
Diluted	0.02		0.02		0.03		0.01		0.08

* Per share amounts are calculated independently for each period presented; therefore, the sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal the per share amounts for the year.