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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Acquisitions and Dispositions [Abstract] |
Schedule of reductions to previously recognized contingent consideration liabilities | The Company's assessment of these performance goals resulted in the following reductions to previously recognized contingent consideration liabilities:
|  | Years Ended December 31
(In thousands) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Reduction of contingent consideration liabilities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,966 |  |  | $ | 10,620 |
The Company's assessment of these performance goals resulted in the following reductions to previously recognized contingent consideration liabilities:
|  | Contingent Consideration Adjustments
(In thousands) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Harsco Infrastructure Segment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,966 | ) |  | $ | (10,620 | )
Schedule of net income attributable to Company and transfers to noncontrolling interest | The purpose of the following schedule is to disclose the effects of changes in the Company's ownership interest in its subsidiaries on the Company's equity.
|  | Years Ended December 31
(In thousands) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company |  | $ | (254,612 | ) |  | $ | (11,510 | ) |  | $ | 6,754 |
Decrease in the Company's paid-in capital for purchase of noncontrolling interests |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,003 | )
Change from net income (loss) attributable to the Company and transfers to noncontrolling interest |  | $ | (254,612 | ) |  | $ | (11,510 | ) |  | $ | 5,751 |

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- Definition The tabular disclosure of the effects of any changes in a parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary on the equity attributable to the parent if the ownership interests in a subsidiary changes during the period. The changes represented by this element did not result in the deconsolidation of the subsidiary. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 4M -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733213&loc=SL4591554-111686 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 51 -Paragraph A7 -Appendix A Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 51 -Paragraph 38 -Subparagraph d -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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