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Contingencies and Significant Estimates (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Y
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Product liability reserves      
Period over which product liability self-insurance retention levels have fluctuated (in years) 10mtw_ProductLiabilitySelfInsuranceRetentionLevelsFluctuationPeriod    
Product Liability Reserve $ 24.6us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyAccrualPresentValue $ 25.0us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyAccrualPresentValue  
Product liability reserves for actual cases 4.0mtw_ProductliabilityReserveforActualCases 5.7mtw_ProductliabilityReserveforActualCases  
Product liability reserves for claims incurred but not reported 20.6mtw_ProductliabilityforIncurredbutNotReportedCases 19.3mtw_ProductliabilityforIncurredbutNotReportedCases  
Warranty claims reserves 92.2us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual 99.0us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual 101.2us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Minimum      
Product liability reserves      
Product liability self-insurance retention levels per occurrence 0.1mtw_ProductLiabilitySelfInsuranceRetentionLevels
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Maximum      
Product liability reserves      
Product liability self-insurance retention levels per occurrence 3.0mtw_ProductLiabilitySelfInsuranceRetentionLevels
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Product liability self-insurance maximum retention level for new occurrence $ 2.0mtw_ProductLiabilitySelfInsuranceRetentionLevelNewOccurrence
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember