Accounts Receivable Securitization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable Securitization	Accounts Receivable Securitization Prior to the Spin-Off, the Company sold accounts receivable through an accounts receivable securitization facility, ("the Prior Securitization Program"), comprised of two funding entities: Manitowoc Funding, LLC ("U.S. Seller") and Manitowoc Cayman Islands Funding Ltd. ("Cayman Seller"). The U.S. Seller historically serviced domestic entities of both the Foodservice and Crane segments of MTW and remitted all funds received directly to MTW. The Cayman Seller historically serviced solely Welbilt foreign entities and remitted all funds to Welbilt entities. The U.S. Seller remained with MTW subsequent to the Spin-Off, while the Cayman Seller was transferred to Welbilt subsequent to the Spin-Off. A portion of the U.S. Seller's historical expenses related to bond administration fees and settlement fees were allocated to the Company. As the Cayman Seller is directly attributable to Welbilt, the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the Cayman Seller are included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations. The Company's cost of funds under the facility used a London interbank offered rate ("LIBOR") index rate plus a 1.25% fixed spread. On March 3, 2016, the Company entered into a new $110.0 million accounts receivable securitization program (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time the "2016 Securitization Facility") among the Cayman Seller, as seller, Welbilt, Inc., Garland Commercial Ranges Limited, Convotherm Elektrogeräte GmbH, Welbilt Deutschland GmbH, Welbilt UK Limited, Welbilt Asia Pacific Private Limited and the other persons who may be from time to time, a party thereto, as servicers, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as purchaser and agent, whereby the Company will sell certain of its domestic trade accounts receivable and certain of its non-U.S. trade accounts receivable to a wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote, foreign special purpose entity, which in turn, will sell, convey, transfer and assign to a third-party financial institution (the "Purchaser"), all of the rights, title and interest in and to its pool of receivables. The Purchaser receives ownership of the pool of receivables. The Company along with certain of its subsidiaries act as servicers of the receivables and as such administer, collect and otherwise enforce the receivables. The servicers are compensated for doing so on terms that are generally consistent with what would be charged by an unrelated servicer. As servicers, they initially receive payments made by obligors on the receivables but are required to remit those payments in accordance with a receivables purchase agreement. The Purchaser has no recourse for uncollectible receivables. The 2016 Securitization Facility also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. Among other restrictions, these covenants require the Company to meet specified financial tests, which include a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio and a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio that are the same as those required under the 2016 Credit Agreement as described in Note 12, "Debt." The 2016 Securitization Facility was amended on February 2, 2018 in conjunction with an amendment to the 2016 Credit Agreement to provide for certain conforming changes including amending the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio required thereunder. See Note 12, "Debt" for additional details regarding the amendment to the 2016 Credit Agreement. Due to a short average collection cycle of less than 60 days for such accounts receivable as well as the Company's collection history, the fair value of the deferred purchase price notes approximated book value. The fair value of the deferred purchase price notes recorded at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $62.9 million and $60.0 million, respectively, and is included in "Accounts receivable, less allowances" in the consolidated balance sheets. Trade accounts receivables sold to the Purchaser and being serviced by the Company totaled $99.5 million and $96.7 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Accounts Receivable Securitization

Prior to the Spin-Off, the Company sold accounts receivable through an accounts receivable securitization facility, ("the Prior Securitization Program"), comprised of two funding entities: Manitowoc Funding, LLC ("U.S. Seller") and Manitowoc Cayman Islands Funding Ltd. ("Cayman Seller"). The U.S. Seller historically serviced domestic entities of both the Foodservice and Crane segments of MTW and remitted all funds received directly to MTW. The Cayman Seller historically serviced solely Welbilt foreign entities and remitted all funds to Welbilt entities. The U.S. Seller remained with MTW subsequent to the Spin-Off, while the Cayman Seller was transferred to Welbilt subsequent to the Spin-Off. A portion of the U.S. Seller's historical expenses related to bond administration fees and settlement fees were allocated to the Company. As the Cayman Seller is directly attributable to Welbilt, the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the Cayman Seller are included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations. The Company's cost of funds under the facility used a London interbank offered rate ("LIBOR") index rate plus a 1.25% fixed spread.

On March 3, 2016, the Company entered into a new $110.0 million accounts receivable securitization program (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time the "2016 Securitization Facility") among the Cayman Seller, as seller, Welbilt, Inc., Garland Commercial Ranges Limited, Convotherm Elektrogeräte GmbH, Welbilt Deutschland GmbH, Welbilt UK Limited, Welbilt Asia Pacific Private Limited and the other persons who may be from time to time, a party thereto, as servicers, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as purchaser and agent, whereby the Company will sell certain of its domestic trade accounts receivable and certain of its non-U.S. trade accounts receivable to a wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote, foreign special purpose entity, which in turn, will sell, convey, transfer and assign to a third-party financial institution (the "Purchaser"), all of the rights, title and interest in and to its pool of receivables.

The Purchaser receives ownership of the pool of receivables. The Company along with certain of its subsidiaries act as servicers of the receivables and as such administer, collect and otherwise enforce the receivables. The servicers are compensated for doing so on terms that are generally consistent with what would be charged by an unrelated servicer. As servicers, they initially receive payments made by obligors on the receivables but are required to remit those payments in accordance with a receivables purchase agreement. The Purchaser has no recourse for uncollectible receivables. The 2016 Securitization Facility also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. Among other restrictions, these covenants require the Company to meet specified financial tests, which include a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio and a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio that are the same as those required under the 2016 Credit Agreement as described in Note 12, "Debt."

The 2016 Securitization Facility was amended on February 2, 2018 in conjunction with an amendment to the 2016 Credit Agreement to provide for certain conforming changes including amending the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio required thereunder. See Note 12, "Debt" for additional details regarding the amendment to the 2016 Credit Agreement.

Due to a short average collection cycle of less than 60 days for such accounts receivable as well as the Company's collection history, the fair value of the deferred purchase price notes approximated book value. The fair value of the deferred purchase price notes recorded at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $62.9 million and $60.0 million, respectively, and is included in "Accounts receivable, less allowances" in the consolidated balance sheets.

Trade accounts receivables sold to the Purchaser and being serviced by the Company totaled $99.5 million and $96.7 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.