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Discontinued Operations, Assets and Liabilities (Details) (Zambian Operations, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Zambian Operations |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 7,152us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | $ 6,638us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember
Inventories | 10,588us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInventory1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | 11,829us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInventory1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember
Net property | 313us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | 342us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember
Other assets | 1,404us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | 2,022us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember
Total assets | 19,457us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | 20,831us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember
Accounts payable | 3,590us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsPayable / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | 5,263us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsPayable / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember
Accrued and other liabilities | 1,116us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccruedLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | 991us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccruedLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember
Total liabilities | 4,706us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | 6,254us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember
Net assets | $ 14,751msa_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAssetsandLiabilitiesofDisposalGroupNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember | $ 14,577msa_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAssetsandLiabilitiesofDisposalGroupNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = msa_ZambianOperationsMember

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