Spinoff (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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Spinoff Text Block [Text Block]	On June 30, 2014, the Company completed the separation of its steel business from its bearings and power transmission business through a spinoff, creating a new independent publicly traded company, TimkenSteel Corporation (TimkenSteel). The Company's board of directors declared a distribution of all outstanding common shares of TimkenSteel through a dividend. At the close of business on June 30, 2014, the Company's shareholders received one common share of TimkenSteel for every two common shares of the Company they held as of the close of business on June 23, 2014. The operating results, net of tax, included one-time transaction costs of $10.1 million and $54.7 million in connection with the separation of the two companies for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively. These costs primarily consisted of consulting and professional fees associated with preparing for and executing the spinoff, as well as lease cancellation fees.

On June 30, 2014, the Company completed the separation of its steel business from its bearings and power transmission business through a spinoff, creating a new independent publicly traded company, TimkenSteel Corporation (TimkenSteel). The Company's board of directors declared a distribution of all outstanding common shares of TimkenSteel through a dividend. At the close of business on June 30, 2014, the Company's shareholders received one common share of TimkenSteel for every two common shares of the Company they held as of the close of business on June 23, 2014.

The operating results, net of tax, included one-time transaction costs of $10.1 million and $54.7 million in connection with the separation of the two companies for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively. These costs primarily consisted of consulting and professional fees associated with preparing for and executing the spinoff, as well as lease cancellation fees.