Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000061986
Trading Symbol	MTW
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2023
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Public Float			$ 640.5
Entity Shares Outstanding		35,096,908
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity File Number	1-11978
Entity Tax Identification Number	39-0448110
Entity Address, Address Line One	11270 West Park Place
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 1000
Entity Address, City or Town	Milwaukee
Entity Address, State or Province	WI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	53224
City Area Code	414
Local Phone Number	760-4600
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	WI
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K
Auditor Name	DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Auditor Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Auditor Firm ID	34