Quarterly Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

	2014
	Quarters									Year
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	1st		2nd		3rd		4th
Continuing Operations:
Net sales	$	265,045	$	282,493	$	275,159	$	311,188		$	1,133,885
Gross profit	121,815		129,670		123,723		140,141			515,349
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	13,522		22,132		18,674		33,119			87,447
Earnings per share*
Basic	0.37		0.59		0.50		0.88			2.34
Diluted	0.36		0.58		0.49		0.87			2.30
Discontinued Operations:
Net sales	10,060		10,589		14,645		12,222			47,516
Gross profit	2,363		2,134		2,638		2,122			9,257
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	504		356		631		(432		)	1,059
Earnings (loss) per share*
Basic	0.01		0.01		0.02		(0.01		)	0.03
Diluted	0.01		0.01		0.02		(0.01		)	0.03

	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 MSA Safety Incorporated	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 MSA Safety Incorporated	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

* 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.