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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Manitowoc Deferred Compensation Plan
Number of defined contribution retirement plans for the employees	3mtw_NumberOfDefinedContributionRetirementPlans
Retirement Savings Plan
Manitowoc Deferred Compensation Plan
Total costs incurred under the Manitowoc Retirement Savings Plan	$ 6.1us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_RetirementSavingsPlanMember	$ 6.2us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_RetirementSavingsPlanMember	$ 4.1us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_RetirementSavingsPlanMember
Deferred Compensation Plan
Manitowoc Deferred Compensation Plan
Number of deferred compensation plans	2mtw_NumberOfDeferredCompensationPlans / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember
Number of investment programs	2mtw_DeferredCompensationPlansNumberOfInvestmentPrograms / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember
Program A | Deferred Compensation Plan
Manitowoc Deferred Compensation Plan
Program asset	1.4us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = mtw_DeferredCompensationPlanProgramMember / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember	2.2us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = mtw_DeferredCompensationPlanProgramMember / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember
Program obligation	1.4us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = mtw_DeferredCompensationPlanProgramMember / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember	2.2us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = mtw_DeferredCompensationPlanProgramMember / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember
Program B | Deferred Compensation Plan
Manitowoc Deferred Compensation Plan
Program asset	16.5us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = mtw_DeferredCompensationPlanProgramBMember / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember	15.4us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = mtw_DeferredCompensationPlanProgramBMember / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember
Program obligation	$ 16.5us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = mtw_DeferredCompensationPlanProgramBMember / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember	$ 15.4us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = mtw_DeferredCompensationPlanProgramBMember / us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanTypeAxis = mtw_DeferredSavingsPlanMember

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 17

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 70

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942

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