Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

	2015
	Quarters								Year
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	1st		2nd		3rd		4th
Continuing Operations:
Net sales	$	256,708	$	287,011	$	273,746	$	313,318	$	1,130,783
Gross profit	116,823		130,489		119,781		134,010		501,103
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	9,316		23,722		15,712		20,840		69,590
Earnings per share*
Basic	0.25		0.63		0.42		0.56		1.86
Diluted	0.25		0.62		0.41		0.55		1.84
Discontinued Operations:
Net sales	11,157		11,384		11,648		8,854		43,043
Gross profit	2,167		2,326		2,170		1,616		8,279
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	366		576		264		11		1,217
Earnings per share*
Basic	0.01		0.02		0.01		—		0.03
Diluted	0.01		0.01		0.01		—		0.03

	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

* 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.