Other Events and Transactions (Hyster-Yale Spin-Off) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Hyster-Yale	Jun. 30, 2012 Hyster-Yale	Sep. 28, 2012 Hyster-Yale Common Class A	Sep. 28, 2012 Hyster-Yale Common Class B
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Distributed shares							1	1
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Revenues					$ 602,000,000	$ 1,231,500,000
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $2,237 and $8,752 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively	$ 0	$ 18,269,000	$ 0	$ 38,807,000	$ 18,300,000	$ 38,800,000
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 2.18	$ 0.00	$ 4.64	$ 2.18	$ 4.64
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 2.18	$ 0.00	$ 4.63	$ 2.18	$ 4.63