Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

Amounts attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated common shareholders:	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net income attributable to continuing operations	$	25,486		$	15,712		$	67,475		$	48,750
Preferred stock dividends	(11		)	(10		)	(29		)	(30		)
Income from continuing operations available to common equity	25,475			15,702			67,446			48,720
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	(38		)	(45		)	(105		)	(141		)
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders	25,437			15,657			67,341			48,579
Net (loss) income attributable to discontinued operations	$	(1,300	)	$	264		$	(455	)	$	1,206
Preferred stock dividends	1			—			(1		)	—
(Loss) income from discontinued operations available to common equity	(1,299		)	264			(456		)	1,206
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	2			(1		)	1			(3		)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders	(1,297		)	263			(455		)	1,203
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	37,487			37,252			37,407			37,301
Stock options and other stock compensation	625			457			501			475
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	38,112			37,709			37,908			37,776
Antidilutive stock options	—			467			—			467
Earnings per share attributable to continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.68		$	0.42		$	1.80		$	1.30
Diluted	$	0.67		$	0.41		$	1.77		$	1.29
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.04	)	$	0.01		$	(0.01	)	$	0.03
Diluted	$	(0.04	)	$	0.01		$	(0.01	)	$	0.03