Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Quarterly Financial Information



	2018
	Quarters
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	1st		2nd		3rd		4th		Year
Continuing Operations:
Net sales	$	325,894	$	339,331	$	331,096	$	361,783	$	1,358,104
Gross profit	147,339		153,836		148,302		162,386		611,863
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	32,371		33,179		33,717		24,883		124,150

Earnings per share⁽¹⁾
Basic	0.85		0.86		0.88		0.65		3.23
Diluted	0.83		0.85		0.86		0.64		3.18



	2017
	Quarters
(In thousands, except earnings per share)	1st		2nd		3rd		4th			Year
Continuing Operations:
Net sales	$	265,765	$	288,775	$	296,129	$	346,140		$	1,196,809
Gross profit	119,722		132,963		132,203		154,002			538,891
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	14,413		12,532		32,066		(32,984		)	26,027

Earnings per share⁽¹⁾
Basic	0.38		0.33		0.84		(0.87		)	0.68
Diluted	0.37		0.32		0.83		(0.87		)	0.67

⁽¹⁾ Per share amounts are calculated independently for each period presented; therefore, the sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal the per share amounts for the year.