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Impairments Restructuring Charges and Other Items (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Restructuring reserve $ 3.6us-gaap_RestructuringReserve   $ 4.6us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
PaymentEndDate Dec. 31, 2015    
Brazil [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Severance Costs 0.7us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_BR
1.0us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_BR
 
North America [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Severance Costs 0.1us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
   
France [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Severance Costs   0.2us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_FR
 
Europe [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Period to pay for workforce reduction actions 6 months    
Other Restructuring [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Restructuring reserve 2.6us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
  2.8us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
Other Restructuring [Member] | Corporate [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Restructuring reserve 0.1us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateMember
   
Litigation Settlement [Member] | Corporate [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Restructuring reserve 1.0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= tecua_LitigationSettlementMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateMember
   
Tecumseh Michigan Facility [Member] | Environmental Restoration Costs [Member] | Corporate [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Restructuring reserve $ 1.5us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= tecua_TecumsehMichiganFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EnvironmentalRestorationCostsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateMember
   
Tecumseh Michigan Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Corporate [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation payment period 3 months