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Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Reclassification of Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by component were as follows:
|  | MSA Safety Incorporated |  | Noncontrolling Interests
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Pension and other postretirement benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (125,570 | ) |  | $ | (77,080 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 17 |  |  | (63 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Recognized net actuarial losses |  | 3,929 |  |  | 2,286 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax benefit |  | (1,417 | ) |  | (805 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |  | 2,529 |  |  | 1,418 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (123,041 | ) |  | $ | (75,662 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign Currency Translation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (41,160 | ) |  | $ | (1,189 | ) |  | $ | (2,199 | ) |  | $ | (1,602 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | (23,792 | ) |  | (816 | ) |  | (258 | ) |  | (142 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (64,952 | ) |  | $ | (2,005 | ) |  | $ | (2,457 | ) |  | $ | (1,744 | )

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