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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | Segment Information We are organized into nine geographic operating segments based on management responsibilities. The operating segments have been aggregated (based on economic similarities, the nature of their products, end-user markets and methods of distribution) into three reportable segments: North America, Europe, and International. The Company's sales are allocated to each country based primarily on the destination of the end-customer. Effective January 1, 2014, the General Monitors business has been fully integrated into MSA. As such, sales made by General Monitors companies now follow a similar allocation methodology by which sales are allocated to each country based on the destination of the end-customer and based on the value added to that order. In prior years, sales made by General Monitors companies were reported as domestic sales based on the country from which the product was shipped. The 2013 and 2012 results presented below have been restated to reflect this change in allocation methodology. Reportable segment information is presented in the following table:
(In thousands) | North America |  | Europe |  | International |  | Reconciling Items |  | Consolidated Totals
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to external customers | $ | 547,739 |  |  | $ | 321,618 |  |  | $ | 264,528 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,133,885 |
Intercompany sales | 116,795 |  |  | 113,914 |  |  | 18,449 |  |  | (249,158 | ) |  | — |
Net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | 73,874 |  |  | 22,187 |  |  | 15,234 |  |  | (23,848 | ) |  | 87,447 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,059 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,059 |
Total assets | 996,116 |  |  | 390,328 |  |  | 220,004 |  |  | (341,656 | ) |  | 1,264,792 |
Interest income | 995 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 711 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1,822 |
Interest expense | 30 |  |  | 104 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 9,701 |  |  | 9,851 |
Noncash items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 18,635 |  |  | 6,357 |  |  | 4,929 |  |  | — |  |  | 29,921 |
Pension income (expense) | 1,977 |  |  | (6,234 | ) |  | (579 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4,836 | )
Income tax provision | 38,911 |  |  | 9,195 |  |  | 6,529 |  |  | (13,591 | ) |  | 41,044 |
Capital expenditures | 18,377 |  |  | 10,859 |  |  | 4,347 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,583 |
Net property | 86,718 |  |  | 32,892 |  |  | 31,741 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 151,352 |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to external customers | 533,161 |  |  | 293,092 |  |  | 285,805 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,112,058 |
Intercompany sales | 120,952 |  |  | 98,491 |  |  | 22,136 |  |  | (241,579 | ) |  | — |
Net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | 62,835 |  |  | 20,204 |  |  | 27,206 |  |  | (24,387 | ) |  | 85,858 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,389 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,389 |
Total assets | 828,413 |  |  | 394,463 |  |  | 209,578 |  |  | (198,184 | ) |  | 1,234,270 |
Interest income | 243 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 809 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,142 |
Interest expense | 52 |  |  | 175 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 10,448 |  |  | 10,677 |
Noncash items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 19,639 |  |  | 5,357 |  |  | 5,768 |  |  | — |  |  | 30,764 |
Pension expense | (4,765 | ) |  | (6,328 | ) |  | (1,268 | ) |  | — |  |  | (12,361 | )
Income tax provision | 31,654 |  |  | 6,735 |  |  | 9,069 |  |  | (12,313 | ) |  | 35,145 |
Capital expenditures | 17,887 |  |  | 11,833 |  |  | 6,797 |  |  | — |  |  | 36,517 |
Net property | 84,104 |  |  | 33,162 |  |  | 35,488 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 152,755 |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales to external customers | 532,213 |  |  | 290,382 |  |  | 287,848 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,110,443 |
Intercompany sales | 112,964 |  |  | 98,096 |  |  | 20,031 |  |  | (231,091 | ) |  | — |
Net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | 58,376 |  |  | 21,553 |  |  | 24,819 |  |  | (17,191 | ) |  | 87,557 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,080 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,080 |
Total assets | 718,545 |  |  | 352,601 |  |  | 209,979 |  |  | (169,379 | ) |  | 1,111,746 |
Interest income | 364 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 886 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 1,411 |
Interest expense | 106 |  |  | 350 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 10,810 |  |  | 11,344 |
Noncash items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 21,382 |  |  | 5,354 |  |  | 4,966 |  |  | — |  |  | 31,702 |
Pension income (expense) | 2,138 |  |  | (4,700 | ) |  | (1,111 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,673 | )
Income tax provision | 35,537 |  |  | 7,771 |  |  | 10,450 |  |  | (12,357 | ) |  | 41,401 |
Capital expenditures | 20,119 |  |  | 5,106 |  |  | 6,984 |  |  | — |  |  | 32,209 |
Net property | 84,923 |  |  | 25,460 |  |  | 37,081 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 147,465 |
Reconciling items consist primarily of intercompany eliminations and items reported at the corporate level. Geographic information on sales to external customers, based on country of origin:
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
United States | $ | 530,845 |  |  | $ | 528,178 |  |  | $ | 527,550 |
Germany | 74,677 |  |  | 71,139 |  |  | 74,557 |
Other | 528,363 |  |  | 512,741 |  |  | 508,336 |
Total | 1,133,885 |  |  | 1,112,058 |  |  | 1,110,443 |
Geographic information on net property, based on country of origin:
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
United States | $ | 85,247 |  |  | $ | 82,274 |  |  | $ | 82,820 |
Germany | 17,654 |  |  | 16,882 |  |  | 8,781 |
China | 15,128 |  |  | 16,010 |  |  | 14,780 |
Other | 33,323 |  |  | 37,589 |  |  | 41,084 |
Total | 151,352 |  |  | 152,755 |  |  | 147,465 |
The percentage of total sales by product group were as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Fixed Gas and Flame Detection | 23 | % |  | 22 | % |  | 20 | %
Breathing Apparatus | 19 | % |  | 21 | % |  | 20 | %
Portable Gas Detection | 15 | % |  | 14 | % |  | 13 | %
Head Protection | 13 | % |  | 13 | % |  | 11 | %
Fall Protection | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | %
Other | 26 | % |  | 26 | % |  | 32 | %

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 29 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8984-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8924-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8595-108599 + Details
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