Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

+ Details

Name:	invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Namespace Prefix:	invest_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Nominal energy measure used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountEnergyMeasure
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:energyItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Nominal mass used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountMass
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:massItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis=us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis=us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_CurrencyAxis=currency_EUR
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_CurrencyAxis=currency_KRW
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_CurrencyAxis=currency_SGD
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_CurrencyAxis=currency_USD
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_CurrencyAxis=currency_JPY
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis=mtw_NaturalGasMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis=us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis=mtw_SteelMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Derivative Financial Instruments - Outstanding commodity and currency forward contracts designated as hedging (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) MMBTU T	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) MMBTU T	Jun. 30, 2016 JPY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2016 KRW (₩)	Jun. 30, 2016 SGD	Jun. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2015 KRW (₩)	Dec. 31, 2015 SGD	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Foreign currency exchange contracts \| Euro Member Countries, Euro
Derivative [Line Items]
Currency units hedged \| €						€ 30,002,158				€ 0
Foreign currency exchange contracts \| Korea (South), Won
Derivative [Line Items]
Currency units hedged \| ₩				₩ 1,034,848,360				₩ 1,533,257,930
Foreign currency exchange contracts \| Singapore, Dollars
Derivative [Line Items]
Currency units hedged \| SGD					SGD 3,000,000				SGD 1,800,000
Foreign currency exchange contracts \| United States of America, Dollars
Derivative [Line Items]
Currency units hedged \| $	$ 1,324,560	$ 0
Foreign currency exchange contracts \| Japanese Yen
Derivative [Line Items]
Currency units hedged \| ¥			¥ 328,727,300				¥ 245,915,700
Natural Gas \| Commodity contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity units hedged, energy \| MMBTU	64,688	175,617
Steel \| Commodity contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity units hedged, mass \| T	5,570	4,811