XML 48 R37.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.7.0.1

Equity Method Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Nov. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in investment |  |  |  |  | $ 29,400 |
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities, net |  | $ 0 | $ 694 | $ 0 | (2,481) |
Change in fair value to unit adjustment liability |  | $ 0 | (1,489) | $ 0 | (13,706) |
Change in fair value to unit adjustment liability, exclusive of not making quarterly payments |  |  |  |  | (3,400) |
Unit Adjustment Liability, Infrastructure Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Unit adjustment liability decrease |  |  |  |  | 19,145 |
Infrastructure Transaction Strategic Venture |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total annual payments to acquire joint venture, before tax | $ 22,000 |  |  |  |  |
Total annual payments to acquire joint venture, after tax | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of ownership interest | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities, net |  |  | $ 694 |  | (2,481) |
Infrastructure Transaction Strategic Venture | Harsco Infrastructure |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities, net |  |  |  |  | $ 10,300 |
Percentage of ownership in Brand |  |  |  |  |  | 26.00%

X
- Definition Change in Fair Value of the Unit Adjustment Liability, exclusive of not making quarterly payments related to the Brand in exchange for 2.5% of equity interest in Brand + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | hsc_ChangeinFairValueoftheUnitAdjustmentLiabilityexclusiveofnotmakingquarterlypayments
Namespace Prefix: | hsc_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Change in fair value to unit adjustment liability + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | hsc_Changeinfairvaluetounitadjustmentliability
Namespace Prefix: | hsc_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Increase (Decrease) In Equity Method Investment + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | hsc_IncreaseDecreaseInEquityMethodInvestment
Namespace Prefix: | hsc_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Joint Venture, Contingency Threshold, Investee Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization, Percentage + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | hsc_JointVentureContingencyThresholdInvesteeEarningsBeforeInterestTaxDepreciationandAmortizationPercentage
Namespace Prefix: | hsc_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Total Annual Payments to Acquire Joint Venture, After Tax + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | hsc_TotalAnnualPaymentstoAcquireJointVentureAfterTax
Namespace Prefix: | hsc_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Total Annual Payments to Acquire Joint Venture, Before Tax + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | hsc_TotalAnnualPaymentstoAcquireJointVentureBeforeTax
Namespace Prefix: | hsc_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount of issuances of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityIssues
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(12)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04(10)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879464&loc=d3e573970-122913 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66022249&loc=d3e33749-111570 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04(13)(f)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis=hsc_UnitAdjustmentLiabilityInfrastructureTransactionMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis=hsc_InfrastructureTransactionStrategicVentureMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis=hsc_HarscoInfrastructureMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |