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Restructuring and Other Charges - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges | $ 731,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges | $ 1,900,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges | $ 8,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges |  |
Restructuring and other charges, net of tax | 500,000msa_RestructuringAndOtherChargesNetOfTax | 1,200,000msa_RestructuringAndOtherChargesNetOfTax |  |  |
International Segment |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges | 588,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | 400,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember |  | 600,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember | 3,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_InternationalSegmentMember
European Segment |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  | $ 1,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember |  | $ 100,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember | $ 4,800,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = msa_EuropeanSegmentMember

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