Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Operations
Net sales	$ 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	36.5us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Restructuring expense	9.0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	4.8us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	9.5us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Other expense (income)	0.5us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	(0.3)us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	2.5us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
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 (expenses):
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)
Other (expense) income -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	169.4	225.2	146.9
Provision for taxes on earnings	8.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	36.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	38.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Earnings from continuing operations	160.8	189.1	108.9
Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $(0.3), $(1.8) and $0.2, respectively	(1.4)	(18.8)	(16.3)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $(0.6), $4.4 and $0.0, respectively	(11.0)	(2.7)	0
Net earnings	148.4us-gaap_ProfitLoss	167.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss	92.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	3.9	25.8	(9.1)
Net earnings attributable to Manitowoc	144.5	141.8	101.7
Amounts attributable to the Manitowoc common shareholders:
Earnings from continuing operations	156.5	154.8	109.7
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(1.0)	(10.3)	(8.0)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(11.0)	(2.7)	0
Net earnings attributable to Manitowoc	$ 144.5	$ 141.8	$ 101.7
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	$ 1.16	$ 1.16	$ 0.83
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	$ (0.01)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.06)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (0.08)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.00
Earnings per share attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	$ 1.07us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 1.07us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.77us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	$ 1.14	$ 1.14	$ 0.82
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	$ (0.01)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.06)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (0.08)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.00
Earnings per share attributable to Manitowoc common shareholders	$ 1.05us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ 1.05us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ 0.76us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted

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.

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