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Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
|  | MSA Safety Incorporated |  | Noncontrolling Interests
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Pension and other post-retirement benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (77,080 | ) |  | $ | (132,031 | ) |  | $ | (104,013 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Unrecognized net actuarial (losses) gains |  | (84,495 | ) |  | 72,008 |  |  | (45,793 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unrecognized prior service credit |  | 302 |  |  | 239 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax benefit (expense) |  | 29,832 |  |  | (25,783 | ) |  | 13,833 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax |  | (54,361 | ) |  | 46,464 |  |  | (31,960 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | (251 | ) |  | (322 | ) |  | (353 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Recognized net actuarial losses |  | 9,114 |  |  | 13,875 |  |  | 6,764 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax benefit |  | (2,992 | ) |  | (5,066 | ) |  | (2,469 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | 5,871 |  |  | 8,487 |  |  | 3,942 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income |  | (48,490 | ) |  | 54,951 |  |  | (28,018 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (125,570 | ) |  | $ | (77,080 | ) |  | $ | (132,031 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (1,189 | ) |  | $ | 4,959 |  |  | $ | 829 |  |  | $ | (1,602 | ) |  | $ | (469 | ) |  | $ | (185 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | (39,971 | ) |  | (6,148 | ) |  | 4,130 |  |  | (597 | ) |  | (1,133 | ) |  | (284 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (41,160 | ) |  | $ | (1,189 | ) |  | $ | 4,959 |  |  | $ | (2,199 | ) |  | $ | (1,602 | ) |  | $ | (469 | )

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