Subsidiary Guarantors of Senior Notes due 2024 - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Condensed consolidating statement of cash flows
Net cash used in operating activities	$ (50.6)	$ (23.0)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(4.9)	(4.5)
Changes in restricted cash	6.2	0.3
Intercompany investment	0.0	0.0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1.3	(4.2)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt and capital leases	78.9	1,431.4
Repayments on long-term debt and capital leases	(2.5)	(0.2)
Debt issuance costs	(1.4)	(40.6)
Changes in short-term borrowings	4.0	14.5
Dividend paid to MTW	0.0	(1,362.0)
Net transactions with MTW	0.0	6.1
Exercises of stock options	0.9	0.1
Intercompany financing	0.0	0.0
Net cash provided by financing activities	79.9	49.3
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1.8)	0.5
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	28.8	22.6
Balance at beginning of period	53.8	32.0
Balance at end of period	82.6	54.6
Eliminations
Condensed consolidating statement of cash flows
Net cash used in operating activities	0.0	0.0
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	0.0	0.0
Changes in restricted cash	0.0	0.0
Intercompany investment	58.3	40.5
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	58.3	40.5
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt and capital leases	0.0	0.0
Repayments on long-term debt and capital leases	0.0	0.0
Debt issuance costs	0.0	0.0
Changes in short-term borrowings	(0.9)	(1.6)
Dividend paid to MTW		0.0
Net transactions with MTW		0.0
Exercises of stock options	0.0	0.0
Intercompany financing	(58.3)	(40.5)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(59.2)	(42.1)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0.0	0.0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(0.9)	(1.6)
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	0.0
Balance at end of period	(0.9)	(1.6)
Parent
Condensed consolidating statement of cash flows
Net cash used in operating activities	(16.9)	14.0
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(0.3)	(0.9)
Changes in restricted cash	0.0	0.0
Intercompany investment	(58.3)	(40.5)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(58.6)	(41.4)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt and capital leases	78.0	1,424.0
Repayments on long-term debt and capital leases	(1.5)	0.0
Debt issuance costs	(1.4)	(40.6)
Changes in short-term borrowings	0.0	0.0
Dividend paid to MTW		(1,362.0)
Net transactions with MTW		6.1
Exercises of stock options	0.9	0.1
Intercompany financing	0.0	0.0
Net cash provided by financing activities	76.0	27.6
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0.0	0.0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	0.5	0.2
Balance at beginning of period	0.4	0.0
Balance at end of period	0.9	0.2
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed consolidating statement of cash flows
Net cash used in operating activities	(15.6)	(39.8)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(2.2)	(1.6)
Changes in restricted cash	0.0	0.0
Intercompany investment	0.0	0.0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(2.2)	(1.6)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt and capital leases	0.0	0.2
Repayments on long-term debt and capital leases	(0.1)	(0.2)
Debt issuance costs	0.0	0.0
Changes in short-term borrowings	0.9	1.6
Dividend paid to MTW		0.0
Net transactions with MTW		0.0
Exercises of stock options	0.0	0.0
Intercompany financing	14.7	36.3
Net cash provided by financing activities	15.5	37.9
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0.0	0.0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(2.3)	(3.5)
Balance at beginning of period	2.3	3.5
Balance at end of period	0.0	0.0
Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed consolidating statement of cash flows
Net cash used in operating activities	(18.1)	2.8
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(2.4)	(2.0)
Changes in restricted cash	6.2	0.3
Intercompany investment	0.0	0.0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	3.8	(1.7)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt and capital leases	0.9	7.2
Repayments on long-term debt and capital leases	(0.9)	0.0
Debt issuance costs	0.0	0.0
Changes in short-term borrowings	4.0	14.5
Dividend paid to MTW		0.0
Net transactions with MTW		0.0
Exercises of stock options	0.0	0.0
Intercompany financing	43.6	4.2
Net cash provided by financing activities	47.6	25.9
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1.8)	0.5
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	31.5	27.5
Balance at beginning of period	51.1	28.5
Balance at end of period	$ 82.6	$ 56.0