Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

	2020
	Quarters
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	1st		2nd		3rd		4th		Year
Net sales	$	341,145	$	314,438	$	304,392	$	388,248	$	1,348,223
Gross profit	157,359		141,585		132,232		159,272		590,448
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	43,674		36,055		28,034		12,338		120,101
Earnings per share(1)
Basic	$	1.12	$	0.93	$	0.72	$	0.32	$	3.09
Diluted	1.11		0.92		0.71		0.31		3.05

	2019
	Quarters
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	1st		2nd		3rd		4th		Year
Net sales	$	326,038	$	349,675	$	351,014	$	375,254	$	1,401,981
Gross profit	149,982		161,084		158,701		166,845		636,612
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	23,232		39,806		42,239		31,163		136,440
Earnings per share(1)
Basic	$	0.60	$	1.03	$	1.09	$	0.80	$	3.52
Diluted	0.59		1.01		1.08		0.79		3.48

(1) 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.