Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 24, 2014 Common Class A [Member]	Oct. 24, 2014 Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001173514
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Shares Outstanding		12,293,809	3,966,715