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The aggregate total costs related to engineering, selling and administrative expenses. Engineering expenses pertains to improving existing products and developing new products, selling administrative expenses relate to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. It includes direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Finally general and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

Subsidiary Guarantors of Senior Notes due 2018, Senior Notes due 2020 and Senior Notes due 2022 (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Net sales	$ 1,037.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 986.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,012.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 850.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,104.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,012.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,037.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 894.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 3,886.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 4,048.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 3,913.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									2,900.4us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	3,026.3us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	2,970.3us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses									641.6	617.6	597.6
Asset impairment expense									1.1us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Amortization expense	35.1us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets				35.3us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets				35.1us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	35.3us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	36.5us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Restructuring expense									9.0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	4.8us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	9.5us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Other (expense) income									(0.5)us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	0.3us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	(2.5)us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Total costs and expenses									3,587.7us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses	3,683.7us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses	3,616.4us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Operating earnings from continuing operations									298.8us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	364.4us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	296.9us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other income (expense):
Interest expense									(94.0)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(128.4)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(135.6)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Amortization of deferred financing fees									(4.4)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	(7.0)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	(8.2)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Loss on debt extinguishment									(25.5)	(3.0)	(6.3)
Management fee income (expense)									0us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue	0us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue	0us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue
Other income (expense)-net									(5.5)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	(0.8)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	0.1us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total other expenses									(129.4)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(139.2)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(150.0)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes on earnings	38.4	56.3	66.1	8.6	60.7	70.8	71.4	22.3	169.4	225.2	146.9
Provision for taxes on earnings									8.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	36.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	38.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations									160.8	189.1	108.9
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0.1	(0.2)	(0.3)	(1.0)	(3.9)	(3.2)	(7.6)	(4.1)	(1.4)	(18.8)	(16.3)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(1.1)	0	(9.9)	(1.1)	0	0	(1.6)	(11.0)	(2.7)	0
Net earnings	33.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss	73.1us-gaap_ProfitLoss	46.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss	(4.9)us-gaap_ProfitLoss	54.4us-gaap_ProfitLoss	50.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss	54.5us-gaap_ProfitLoss	8.1us-gaap_ProfitLoss	148.4us-gaap_ProfitLoss	167.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss	92.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	3.9	33.5	(2.3)	(3.1)	(2.3)	3.9	25.8	(9.1)
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Manitowoc	33.6	73.1	46.6	(8.8)	20.9	52.9	57.6	10.4	144.5	141.8	101.7
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Manitowoc									20.9us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	164.3us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	97.1us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Parent
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Net sales									0	0	0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									0	0	0
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses									49.8	61.4	61.2
Asset impairment expense									0
Amortization expense									0	0	0
Restructuring expense									0	0	0
Other (expense) income									0	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries									(165.6)	(199.6)	167.2
Total costs and expenses									(115.8)	(138.2)	(106.0)
Operating earnings from continuing operations									115.8	138.2	106.0
Other income (expense):
Interest expense									(83.8)	(118.8)	122.9
Amortization of deferred financing fees									(4.4)	(7.0)	8.2
Loss on debt extinguishment									(25.5)	(3.0)	(6.3)
Management fee income (expense)									62.4	59.6	60.1
Other income (expense)-net									16.5	(3.6)	16.5
Total other expenses									(34.8)	(72.8)	(60.8)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes on earnings									81.0	65.4	45.2
Provision for taxes on earnings									(63.5)	(76.4)	(56.5)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations									144.5	141.8	101.7
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes									0	0	0
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes									0	0
Net earnings									144.5	141.8	101.7
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Manitowoc									144.5	141.8	101.7
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Manitowoc									20.9	164.3	97.1
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Net sales									2,424.5	2,631.3	2,616.4
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									1,889.9	2,038.1	2,022.3
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses									287.4	259.5	247.6
Asset impairment expense									1.1
Amortization expense									29.6	29.6	29.9
Restructuring expense									3.0	0.7	0.7
Other (expense) income									(0.3)	(0.5)	(2.5)
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries									(73.5)	(32.5)	36.0
Total costs and expenses									2,137.8	2,295.9	2,267.0
Operating earnings from continuing operations									286.7	335.4	349.4
Other income (expense):
Interest expense									(1.9)	(1.0)	2.1
Amortization of deferred financing fees									0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment									0	0	0
Management fee income (expense)									(72.6)	(77.1)	(77.8)
Other income (expense)-net									59.2	(32.6)	(45.9)
Total other expenses									(15.3)	(110.7)	(125.8)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes on earnings									271.4	224.7	223.6
Provision for taxes on earnings									45.3	69.3	69.2
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations									226.1	155.4	154.4
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes									(0.5)	(2.3)	(0.9)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes									0	0
Net earnings									225.6	153.1	153.5
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Manitowoc									225.6	153.1	153.5
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Manitowoc									217.8	154.1	153.7
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Net sales									2,076.1	2,097.1	1,959.0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									1,624.6	1,668.5	1,610.1
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses									304.4	296.7	288.8
Asset impairment expense									0
Amortization expense									5.5	5.7	6.6
Restructuring expense									6.0	4.1	8.8
Other (expense) income									(0.2)	0.8	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Total costs and expenses									1,940.7	1,974.2	1,914.3
Operating earnings from continuing operations									135.4	122.9	44.7
Other income (expense):
Interest expense									(8.3)	(8.6)	(10.6)
Amortization of deferred financing fees									0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment									0	0	0
Management fee income (expense)									10.2	17.5	17.7
Other income (expense)-net									(0.5)	35.4	29.5
Total other expenses									1.4	44.3	36.6
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes on earnings									136.8	167.2	81.3
Provision for taxes on earnings									26.8	43.2	25.3
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations									110.0	124.0	56.0
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes									(0.9)	(16.5)	(15.4)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes									(11.0)	(2.7)
Net earnings									98.1	104.8	40.6
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest									3.9	25.8	(9.1)
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Manitowoc									94.2	79.0	49.7
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Manitowoc									86.0	62.9	51.9
Eliminations
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Net sales									(614.1)	(680.3)	(662.1)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales									(614.1)	(680.3)	(662.1)
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses									0	0	0
Asset impairment expense									0
Amortization expense									0	0	0
Restructuring expense									0	0	0
Other (expense) income									0	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries									239.1	232.1	203.2
Total costs and expenses									(375.0)	(448.2)	(458.9)
Operating earnings from continuing operations									(239.1)	(232.1)	(203.2)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense									0	0	0
Amortization of deferred financing fees									0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment									0	0	0
Management fee income (expense)									0	0	0
Other income (expense)-net									(80.7)	0	0
Total other expenses									(80.7)	0	0
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes on earnings									(319.8)	(232.1)	(203.2)
Provision for taxes on earnings									0	0	0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations									(319.8)	(232.1)	(203.2)
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes									0	0	0
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes									0	0
Net earnings									(319.8)	(232.1)	(203.2)
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest									0	0	0
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Manitowoc									(319.8)	(232.1)	(203.2)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Manitowoc									$ (303.8)	$ (217.0)	$ (205.6)