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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			$ 36,600,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of period	0us-gaap_Goodwill			41,269,000us-gaap_Goodwill	42,075,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Foreign currency translation	0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	(806,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Goodwill at end of period	0us-gaap_Goodwill		0us-gaap_Goodwill	41,269,000us-gaap_Goodwill	42,075,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	12 years 3 months
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross	14,118,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedCustomerRelationshipsGross		14,958,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedCustomerRelationshipsGross
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	8 years 7 months
Finite-Lived Trademarks, Gross	15,580,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedTrademarksGross		15,907,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedTrademarksGross
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	29,698,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross		30,865,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(7,776,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization		(7,176,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	21,922,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill		23,689,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Amortization of Intangible Assets	900,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Maturity Schedule [Abstract]
April 1 - December 31, 2015	2,242,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseRemainderOfFiscalYear
2016	2,411,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
2017	2,284,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
2018	2,272,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
2019	2,272,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
Thereafter	10,441,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	21,922,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill		23,689,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Agricultural [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
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Foreign currency translation	0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_AgriculturalMember	(983,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_AgriculturalMember
Goodwill at end of period	0us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_AgriculturalMember			23,557,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_AgriculturalMember	24,540,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_AgriculturalMember
Earthmoving/construction [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of period	0us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember			15,212,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember	14,898,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember
Foreign currency translation	0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember	314,000us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember
Goodwill at end of period	0us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember			15,212,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember	14,898,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember
Consumer [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
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Foreign currency translation	0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_ConsumerMember	(137,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_ConsumerMember
Goodwill at end of period	0us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_ConsumerMember			2,500,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_ConsumerMember	2,637,000us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_ConsumerMember
Titan National Australia Holdings [Member] | Earthmoving/construction [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			11,400,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = twi_TitanNationalAustraliaHoldingsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember
Titan Brazil [Member] | Agricultural [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			9,600,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = twi_TitanBrazilMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_AgriculturalMember
Voltyre-Prom [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			15,600,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = twi_VoltyrePromMember
Voltyre-Prom [Member] | Agricultural [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			11,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = twi_VoltyrePromMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_AgriculturalMember
Voltyre-Prom [Member] | Earthmoving/construction [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			2,600,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = twi_VoltyrePromMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_EarthmovingconstructionMember
Voltyre-Prom [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			$ 2,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = twi_VoltyrePromMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = twi_ConsumerMember

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