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Income Taxes (Details 6) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Change to gross unrecognized tax benefits including interest and penalties	$ (9.8)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	$ (20.7)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	$ (10.4)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Reserve released due to favorable audit	8.3mtw_EffectiveTaxRateReserveReleasedDueToFavorableAudit	9.4mtw_EffectiveTaxRateReserveReleasedDueToFavorableAudit	11.6mtw_EffectiveTaxRateReserveReleasedDueToFavorableAudit
Uncertain tax liabilities interest and penalties	(5.2)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	(9.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	(1.4)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Uncertain tax liabilities interest and penalties accrued	5.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	12.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Unrecognized tax benefits and income tax expense possibly reduced from audit resolutions	3.7mtw_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreaseResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthoritiesDuringNextTwelveMonths
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	35.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	47.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	56.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	15.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	2.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	1.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Additions for tax positions of prior years	0.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(2.7)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	(8.1)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	(11.9)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Reductions based on settlements with taxing authorities	(7.3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	(3.6)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	(1.1)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Reductions for lapse of statute	(8.2)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	(5.4)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	(1.4)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Balance at end of year	$ 33.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 35.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 47.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits

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