Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation	1. Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (“Manitowoc,” “MTW” or the “Company”) was founded in 1902 and has over a 116-year tradition of providing high-quality, customer-focused products and support services to its markets and for the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company had net sales of approximately $1.8 billion. Manitowoc is one of the world’s leading providers of engineered lifting solutions. Manitowoc designs, manufactures, markets, and supports one of the most comprehensive product lines of mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, and boom trucks. The Company has three reportable segments, the Americas segment, Europe and Africa (“EURAF”) segment and Middle East and Asia Pacific (“MEAP”) segment. The segments were identified using the “management approach,” which designates the internal organization that is used by management for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Refer to Note 14, “Segments” for additional information. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations and comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the cash flows for the same three-month periods and the financial position and equity at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and except as otherwise discussed, such adjustments consist of only those of a normal recurring nature. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year and do not contain information included in the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2018. Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations dealing with interim financial statements. However, the Company believes that the disclosures made in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company identified an adjustment to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as of March 31, 2018. The adjustment related to the treatment of cash receipts on sold accounts receivable, whereby the Company had overstated cash flows provided by investing activities and understated cash flows used for operating activities by approximately $4.6 million. In evaluating whether the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements were materially misstated, the Company considered the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 250, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” and ASC Topic 250-10-S99-1, “Assessing Materiality.” The Company determined that this error was not material to the Company’s prior period consolidated financial statements and therefore, amending the previously filed report was not required, however this adjustment has been reflected in this filing. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. All dollar amounts, except share amounts, are in millions of dollars throughout the tables included in these notes unless otherwise indicated.

Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

1. Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (“Manitowoc,” “MTW” or the “Company”) was founded in 1902 and has over a 116-year tradition of providing high-quality, customer-focused products and support services to its markets and for the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company had net sales of approximately $1.8 billion. Manitowoc is one of the world’s leading providers of engineered lifting solutions. Manitowoc designs, manufactures, markets, and supports one of the most comprehensive product lines of mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, and boom trucks. The Company has three reportable segments, the Americas segment, Europe and Africa (“EURAF”) segment and Middle East and Asia Pacific (“MEAP”) segment. The segments were identified using the “management approach,” which designates the internal organization that is used by management for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Refer to Note 14, “Segments” for additional information.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations and comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the cash flows for the same three-month periods and the financial position and equity at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and except as otherwise discussed, such adjustments consist of only those of a normal recurring nature. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year and do not contain information included in the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2018. Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations dealing with interim financial statements. However, the Company believes that the disclosures made in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K.

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company identified an adjustment to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as of March 31, 2018. The adjustment related to the treatment of cash receipts on sold accounts receivable, whereby the Company had overstated cash flows provided by investing activities and understated cash flows used for operating activities by approximately $4.6 million. In evaluating whether the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements were materially misstated, the Company considered the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 250, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” and ASC Topic 250-10-S99-1, “Assessing Materiality.” The Company determined that this error was not material to the Company’s prior period consolidated financial statements and therefore, amending the previously filed report was not required, however this adjustment has been reflected in this filing.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. All dollar amounts, except share amounts, are in millions of dollars throughout the tables included in these notes unless otherwise indicated.