Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	12 Months Ended										3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Europe [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] UNITED STATES Domestic Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member] UNITED STATES Domestic Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Compressor Industry Antitrust Investigation [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2012 Compressor Industry Antitrust Investigation [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2012 Compressor Industry Antitrust Investigation [Member] Brazil [Member] BRL	Dec. 31, 2013 Compressor Industry Antitrust Investigation [Member] Europe [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Compressor Industry Antitrust Investigation [Member] Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Tecumseh Michigan Facility [Member] Corporate Segment [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Tecumseh Michigan Facility [Member] Minimum [Member] Corporate Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Tecumseh Michigan Facility [Member] Maximum [Member] Corporate Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sheboygan River and Harbor Superfund Site [Member] USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Noncancelable purchase commitments	$ 22,000,000	$ 24,800,000	$ 13,700,000
Discounted receivables sold with limited recourse				12,100,000	11,900,000	0
Discount rate				5.90%	6.0911%
Outstanding letters of credit							7,900,000	8,700,000	3,200,000	3,400,000
Litigation Settlement, Expense											7,000,000
Adjusted notice and administrative costs												150,000
Notice and administrative costs											250,000
Amount in controversy													1,000,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value															63,000,000
Loss Contingency, Basis														15.00%
Environmental remediation	2,400,000	2,900,000														1,100,000
Environmental Investigation Efforts Period																	3 months	4 months
Term of Remediation Cost Cap insurance																	12 months	15 months	30 years
Remediation Cost Cap insurance																			100,000,000
Environmental Site Liability insurance																			$ 20,000,000