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Restructuring and Other Charges Roll Forward (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	$ 1,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	$ 3,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	$ 4,300,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Restructuring charges	8,515,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	5,344,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	2,787,000us-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	2,800,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	1,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	3,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
North American Segment
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
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Restructuring reserve, ending balance	0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember	0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember	300,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_NorthAmericanSegmentMember
European Segment
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
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Restructuring charges	4,800,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember	3,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember	1,100,000us-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	2,600,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember	1,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember	2,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember
International Segment
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
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Restructuring charges	3,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember	2,300,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember	200,000us-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	0us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember
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Amount of cash payments made as the result of exit or disposal activities. Excludes payments associated with a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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