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Other Expenses (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011 entities | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Other (income) expenses |  |  |  |
Net gains |  | $ (5,848,000) | $ (6,162,000) | $ (7,792,000)
Contingent consideration adjustments |  | 0 | (3,966,000) | (10,620,000)
Employee termination benefit costs |  | 31,158,000 | 36,174,000 | 24,816,000
Costs to exit activities |  | 38,626,000 | 10,007,000 | 34,384,000
Currency translation adjustments recognized in earnings |  | 10,900,000 |  |
Product line rationalization |  | 24,966,000 | 66,063,000 | 34,302,000
Impaired asset write-downs |  | 7,152,000 | 0 | 9,966,000
Other (income) expense, miscellaneous |  | (2,278,000) | 624,000 | 1,417,000
Other (income) expenses |  | 93,776,000 | 102,740,000 | 86,473,000
Withdrawal liability to exit certain multi-employer pension plans |  |  |  | 8,300,000
Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment |  |  |  |
Other (income) expenses |  |  |  |
Net gains |  | (2,449,000) | (1,666,000) | (3,942,000)
Employee termination benefit costs |  | 8,082,000 | 18,533,000 | 4,684,000
Costs to exit activities |  | 3,627,000 | 1,313,000 | 930,000
Impaired asset write-downs |  | 7,152,000 | 0 | 1,028,000
Harsco Infrastructure Segment |  |  |  |
Other (income) expenses |  |  |  |
Net gains |  | (2,198,000) | (3,607,000) | (3,253,000)
Employee termination benefit costs |  | 17,291,000 | 16,546,000 | 19,068,000
Costs to exit activities |  | 34,820,000 | 8,694,000 | 33,458,000
Impaired asset write-downs |  | 0 | 0 | 8,938,000
Assets held-for-sale, number of lines of business sold (in entities) | 2 |  |  |
Harsco Industrial Segment |  |  |  |
Other (income) expenses |  |  |  |
Net gains |  | (1,089,000) | (889,000) | (597,000)
Employee termination benefit costs |  | 418,000 | 423,000 | 486,000
Costs to exit activities |  | 0 | 0 | (4,000)
Harsco Rail Segment |  |  |  |
Other (income) expenses |  |  |  |
Employee termination benefit costs |  | 245,000 | 296,000 | 578,000
Corporate |  |  |  |
Other (income) expenses |  |  |  |
Net gains |  | (112,000) | 0 | 0
Employee termination benefit costs |  | 5,122,000 | 376,000 | 0
Costs to exit activities |  | $ 179,000 | $ 0 | $ 0

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