Divestitures	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Divestitures	Divestitures In January 2017, the Company completed the sale of a certain parts and field service business in Shanghai, China for a net purchase price of $1.1 million, with cash proceeds received of $1.1 million in December 2016. This sale relates entirely to the APAC reportable segment and met the criteria to be classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016 and thus, the related assets of $2.3 million and liabilities of $0.7 million are presented in "Current assets held for sale" and "Current liabilities held for sale" in the consolidated balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively. On December 7, 2015, the Company completed the sale of Kysor Panel Systems ("KPS"), a manufacturer of wood frame and high-density rail panel systems for walk-in freezers and coolers for the retail and convenience-store markets, to an affiliate of D Cubed Group LLC. The sale price for the transaction was $85.0 million, with cash proceeds received of $78.2 million. The Company recorded a $9.9 million gain on the sale, which is included in "Other expense (income) - net" in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015. The proceeds from the sale were used to reduce outstanding debt under MTW's then-outstanding credit facility. This divestiture did not qualify for discontinued operations; therefore the results of the business are included in the operating results from continuing operations.

Divestitures

In January 2017, the Company completed the sale of a certain parts and field service business in Shanghai, China for a net purchase price of $1.1 million, with cash proceeds received of $1.1 million in December 2016. This sale relates entirely to the APAC reportable segment and met the criteria to be classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016 and thus, the related assets of $2.3 million and liabilities of $0.7 million are presented in "Current assets held for sale" and "Current liabilities held for sale" in the consolidated balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively.

On December 7, 2015, the Company completed the sale of Kysor Panel Systems ("KPS"), a manufacturer of wood frame and high-density rail panel systems for walk-in freezers and coolers for the retail and convenience-store markets, to an affiliate of D Cubed Group LLC. The sale price for the transaction was $85.0 million, with cash proceeds received of $78.2 million. The Company recorded a $9.9 million gain on

the sale, which is included in "Other expense (income) - net" in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015. The proceeds from the sale were used to reduce outstanding debt under MTW's then-outstanding credit facility. This divestiture did not qualify for discontinued operations; therefore the results of the business are included in the operating results from continuing operations.