Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 122,629	$ 152,195
Trade receivables, less allowance for credit loss of $5,283 and $4,860	263,002	255,082
Inventories (Note 3)	195,647	185,027
Investments, short-term (Note 16)	69,769	49,892
Prepaid income taxes	13,913	13,072
Notes receivable, insurance companies (Note 17)	3,706	3,676
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,114	34,419
Total current assets	703,780	693,363
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5)	163,141	167,038
Operating lease assets, net	48,341	51,675
Prepaid pension cost (Note 14)	78,512	75,066
Deferred tax assets (Note 10)	31,885	32,596
Goodwill (Note 13)	430,114	436,679
Intangible assets, net (Note 13)	165,819	171,326
Notes receivable, insurance companies, noncurrent (Note 17)	52,662	52,336
Insurance receivable (Note 17) and other noncurrent assets	56,672	59,614
Total assets	1,730,926	1,739,693
Liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt (Note 12)	20,000	20,000
Accounts payable	89,062	89,120
Employees’ compensation	28,392	41,882
Insurance and product liability (Note 17)	28,177	25,870
Income taxes payable (Note 10)	16,507	6,739
Warranty reserve (Note 17) and other current liabilities	82,080	93,898
Total current liabilities	264,218	277,509
Long-term debt, net (Note 12)	351,592	328,394
Pensions and other employee benefits	184,179	186,697
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	39,857	42,632
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 10)	10,069	9,787
Product liability (Note 17) and other noncurrent liabilities	161,629	162,101
Total liabilities	1,011,544	1,007,120
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)
Equity
Preferred stock, 4 1/2% cumulative, $50 par value (Note 7)	3,569	3,569
Common stock, no par value (Note 7)	232,167	229,127
Treasury shares, at cost (Note 7)	(329,674)	(305,159)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 6)	(233,075)	(214,003)
Retained earnings	1,039,609	1,012,266
Total MSA Safety Incorporated shareholders' equity	712,596	725,800
Noncontrolling interests	6,786	6,773
Total shareholders’ equity	719,382	732,573
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 1,730,926	$ 1,739,693