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Restructuring and Other Charges Roll Forward (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance | $ 1,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | $ 3,000,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | $ 4,300,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Restructuring charges | 8,515,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges | 5,344,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges | 2,787,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Asset disposals | (2,100,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment |  |
Cash payments | (5,300,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring | (6,600,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring | (4,100,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
Restructuring reserve, ending balance | 2,800,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 1,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 3,000,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
North American Segment |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember | 300,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember
Restructuring charges | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember | 1,500,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember
Asset disposals | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember |  |
Cash payments | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember | (300,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember | (1,200,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember
Restructuring reserve, ending balance | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember | 300,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember
European Segment |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance | 1,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | 2,500,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | 4,300,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember
Restructuring charges | 4,800,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | 3,000,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | 1,100,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember
Asset disposals | (400,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember |  |
Cash payments | (3,500,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | (3,800,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | (2,900,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember
Restructuring reserve, ending balance | 2,600,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | 1,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | 2,500,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember
International Segment |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | 200,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember
Restructuring charges | 3,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | 2,300,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | 200,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember
Asset disposals | (1,700,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember |  |
Cash payments | (1,800,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | (2,500,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember
Restructuring reserve, ending balance | $ 200,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | $ 0 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | $ 200,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember

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