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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Site Contingency [Line Items]    
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies $ 9,700,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies $ 6,900,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, minimum 0us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum  
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum 3,900,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum  
Other noncurrent assets    
Site Contingency [Line Items]    
Receivable from a third party 800,000us-gaap_RecordedThirdPartyEnvironmentalRecoveriesReceivable
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember
1,600,000us-gaap_RecordedThirdPartyEnvironmentalRecoveriesReceivable
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= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember
Picton, Ontario Facility    
Site Contingency [Line Items]    
Increase due to charge to establish a liability for environmental investigation and remediation activities $ 3,300,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesProvisionForNewLosses
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= nacco_PictonOntarioFacilityMember
$ 2,300,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesProvisionForNewLosses
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