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Review of Operations by Segment (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Operations by segment |  |  |  |
Loss on disposal of the Harsco Infrastructure Segment and transaction costs | $ 2,138,000 |  | $ 0 |
Revenues from continuing operations | 512,699,000 |  | 715,395,000 |
Operating income from continuing operations | 32,339,000 |  | 25,785,000 |
Interest income | 297,000 |  | 406,000 |
Interest expense | (11,421,000) |  | (11,743,000) |
Change in fair value to unit adjustment liability | (2,546,000) |  | 0 |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity loss | 18,669,000 |  | 14,448,000 |
Total reportable segments |  |  |  |
Operations by segment |  |  |  |
Operating income from continuing operations | 45,288,000 |  | 34,964,000 |
Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment |  |  |  |
Operations by segment |  |  |  |
Revenues from continuing operations | 353,038,000 |  | 337,324,000 |
Operating income from continuing operations | 23,218,000 |  | 23,229,000 |
Harsco Infrastructure Segment |  |  |  |
Operations by segment |  |  |  |
Revenues from continuing operations | 0 |  | 216,059,000 |
Operating income from continuing operations | 0 |  | (7,052,000) |
Harsco Rail Segment |  |  |  |
Operations by segment |  |  |  |
Revenues from continuing operations | 57,561,000 |  | 71,566,000 |
Operating income from continuing operations | 5,499,000 |  | 3,178,000 |
Harsco Industrial Segment |  |  |  |
Operations by segment |  |  |  |
Revenues from continuing operations | 102,100,000 |  | 90,446,000 |
Operating income from continuing operations | 16,571,000 |  | 15,609,000 |
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |
Operations by segment |  |  |  |
Operating income from continuing operations | (12,949,000) | [1] | (9,179,000) | [1]
Pension Expense | $ 1,400,000 |  |  |
[1] | (a) For the three months ended March 31, 2014, Corporate includes a $2.1 million loss on disposal of the Harsco Infrastructure Segment and transaction costs and $1.4 million of net periodic pension cost for defined benefit pension plans retained by the Company as part of the Infrastructure transaction.

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