BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) segments	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments \| segments	3
Number of customers accounting for more than 10% of consolidated sales	0
Net sales	$ 4,363.4	$ 4,443.1	$ 5,021.7
Income (loss) from operations	173.6	(147.8)	323.7
Depreciation and Amortization	66.1	74.3	76.6
Capital Expenditures	43.5	58.1	81.5
Identifiable Assets	3,462.5	5,006.8
Long-lived Assets	311.0	304.6
United States
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	2,217.2	2,131.4	2,420.1
Long-lived Assets	178.7	181.1
United Kingdom
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	267.3	333.2	402.3
Long-lived Assets	37.0	34.9
Germany
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	182.9	237.1	243.7
Long-lived Assets	42.2	32.4
Other European Countries
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	655.3	726.7	714.3
Long-lived Assets	16.6	14.8
All other
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	1,040.7	1,014.7	1,241.3
Long-lived Assets	36.5	41.4
Aerial Work Platforms
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	2,071.5	1,977.8	2,246.0
Income (loss) from operations	170.3	177.4	270.2
Depreciation and Amortization	19.4	19.9	15.3
Capital Expenditures	14.1	17.1	38.0
Identifiable Assets	1,358.5	1,659.8
Cranes
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	1,194.0	1,274.5	1,566.5
Income (loss) from operations	(17.8)	(321.7)	56.3
Depreciation and Amortization	19.2	21.5	21.0
Capital Expenditures	15.2	13.2	13.8
Identifiable Assets	1,682.1	1,618.0
Materials Processing
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	1,072.5	944.5	940.1
Income (loss) from operations	124.8	86.3	68.6
Depreciation and Amortization	7.3	6.9	6.9
Capital Expenditures	6.3	7.5	20.7
Identifiable Assets	1,219.5	1,104.9
Corporate and Other / Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information
Net sales	25.4	246.3	269.1
Income (loss) from operations	(103.7)	(89.8)	(71.4)
Depreciation and Amortization	20.2	26.0	33.4
Capital Expenditures	7.9	20.3	$ 9.0
Identifiable Assets	(801.2)	(1,280.1)
Discontinued Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Identifiable Assets	$ 3.6	$ 1,904.2

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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