Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 652.4	$ 766.0	$ 2,092.5	$ 2,457.0
Gross profit (loss)	103.4	135.0	343.7	400.6
Operating profit (loss)	7.3	19.5	36.2	45.8
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	5.1	12.8	$ 24.0	32.4
Document Period End Date			Sep. 30, 2020
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	(30.3)	(37.5)	$ (114.7)	(136.5)
Gross profit (loss)	(0.3)	0.1	(0.9)	(0.4)
Operating profit (loss)	(0.3)	0.1	(0.9)	(0.4)
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	(0.5)	(1.6)	(2.2)	(1.7)
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	426.9	505.8	1,432.4	1,578.0
Gross profit (loss)	65.7	90.3	240.3	261.8
Operating profit (loss)	16.1	29.5	77.9	71.0
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	10.7	20.8	52.0	50.6
EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	143.8	161.7	416.0	553.9
Gross profit (loss)	22.4	26.1	57.4	79.6
Operating profit (loss)	3.3	1.0	(4.0)	5.7
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	3.7	1.0	(0.9)	5.0
JAPIC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	48.0	57.8	140.6	194.1
Gross profit (loss)	6.2	8.6	14.9	23.1
Operating profit (loss)	(3.2)	(2.5)	(12.7)	(8.8)
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	(2.8)	(2.3)	(8.5)	(6.2)
Lift truck business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	618.7	725.3	1,989.0	2,326.0
Gross profit (loss)	94.3	125.0	312.6	364.5
Operating profit (loss)	16.2	28.0	61.2	67.9
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	11.6	19.5	42.6	49.4
Bolzoni [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	63.3	75.8	215.4	258.4
Gross profit (loss)	12.1	13.0	40.5	44.1
Operating profit (loss)	0.1	0.7	2.3	4.2
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	0.1	0.7	2.2	2.6
Nuvera [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0.7	2.4	2.8	9.1
Gross profit (loss)	(2.7)	(3.1)	(8.5)	(7.6)
Operating profit (loss)	(8.7)	(9.3)	(26.4)	(25.9)
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$ (6.1)	$ (5.8)	$ (18.6)	$ (17.9)