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Divestitures (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Tennant CEE GmbH and OOO Tennant USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Tennant CEE GmbH and OOO Tennant EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2013 Tennant CEE GmbH and OOO Tennant USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Tennant CEE GmbH and OOO Tennant EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2012 Tennant CEE GmbH and OOO Tennant USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 Tennant CEE GmbH and OOO Tennant USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 Tennant CEE GmbH and OOO Tennant EUR (€)
Divestitures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of divestiture |  |  |  | Jul. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |
Cash received as part of selling price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,014 tnc_Paymentsrecievedfromdivestedbusinessesgross / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember | € 815 tnc_Paymentsrecievedfromdivestedbusinessesgross / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember
Amount financed as part of selling price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,351 tnc_Amountfinancedaspartofsellingprice / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember
Total selling price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,166 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember
Total amount of installment payments received quarterly in 2013 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,826 tnc_Amountofinstallmentpaymentsreceivedquarterly2013 / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember | 2,126 tnc_Amountofinstallmentpaymentsreceivedquarterly2013 / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember |  |  |
Total amount of first anniversary payment received |  |  |  |  |  | 1,435 tnc_Totalamountoffirstanniversarypaymentreceived / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember | 1,075 tnc_Totalamountoffirstanniversarypaymentreceived / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember |  |  |
Total amount of second anniversary payment received |  |  |  | 1,418 tnc_TotalAmountofSecondAnniversaryPaymentReceived / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember | 1,075 tnc_TotalAmountofSecondAnniversaryPaymentReceived / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember |  |  |  |  |
Remaining amount of payments to be received on third anniversary date |  |  |  | 1,301 tnc_RemainingAmountOfPaymentsRemainingTobeReceivedOnThirdAnniversaryDate / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember | 1,075 tnc_RemainingAmountOfPaymentsRemainingTobeReceivedOnThirdAnniversaryDate / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember |  |  |  |  |
Gain on Sale of Business | $ 0 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal | $ 0 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal | $ 784 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal |  |  |  |  | $ 784 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal / tnc_BusinessesDivestedAxis = tnc_TennantCeeGmbhAndOooTennantMember |  |

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