DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of LIFO Inventory	8.00%
Senior Notes	$ 400,000
Convertible Debt	60,200
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	296,000
Equity Method Investments	0	$ 0
Noncash goodwill impairment charge	0	36,571	$ 0
Research and Development Expense	11,162	14,005	11,165
Advertising Expense	4,000	5,000	$ 2,000
Deposits, Foreign	$ 57,800	$ 71,400
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	60,000	59,000	60,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	123,500	10,000	225,750
Deferred Tax Assets, Reclass, Current	$ 15,700
Deferred Tax liabilities, Reclass, Current	3,100
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment	$ 3,100
Senior Secured Notes 6.875 Percent [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.875%
Senior Notes	$ 400,000	$ 400,000
5.625% convertible senior subordinated notes [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.625%
Convertible Debt	$ 60,161	60,161
Wheels India [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	$ 42,555	43,540
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	34.20%
Equity Method Investment, Quoted Market Value	$ 69,200
Voltyre-Prom [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		15,631
Earthmoving/construction [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		(13,971)
Earthmoving/construction [Member] | Titan National Australia Holdings [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		11,376
Earthmoving/construction [Member] | Voltyre-Prom [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		2,595
Agricultural [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		(20,599)
Agricultural [Member] | Titan Brazil [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		9,564
Agricultural [Member] | Voltyre-Prom [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		11,035
Consumer [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		(2,001)
Consumer [Member] | Voltyre-Prom [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Noncash goodwill impairment charge		$ 2,001
Minimum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	25 years
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	7 years
Minimum [Member] | Tools, Dies and Molds [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	2 years
Maximum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	40 years
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	20 years
Maximum [Member] | Tools, Dies and Molds [Member]
Organization And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum	9 years