CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 344.5	$ 408.1	$ 370.6	$ 678.0
Trade receivables - net	1,196.2	1,176.8
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Inventories	1,676.8	1,613.2
Other current assets	320.2	312.0
Current assets – discontinued operations	0	129.3
Total current assets	3,537.7	3,639.4
Property, plant and equipment – net	739.5	789.4
Goodwill	1,184.7	1,245.6
Non-current intercompany receivables	0	0
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	82.9	90.0
Other assets	744.9	756.7
Non-current assets – discontinued operations	0	15.6
Total assets	6,289.7	6,536.7
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	160.4	86.8
Trade accounts payable	715.3	689.1
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accruals and other current liabilities	892.5	902.7
Current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	46.1
Total current liabilities	1,768.2	1,724.7
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,691.5	1,889.9
Non-current intercompany payables	0	0
Retirement plans and other non-current liabilities	581.4	647.7
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	5.7
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	53.9
Total stockholders' equity	2,248.6	2,214.8
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	6,289.7	6,536.7
Terex Corporation
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	33.1	16.3	52.1	39.6
Trade receivables - net	13.9	34.9
Intercompany receivables	90.0	52.8
Inventories	0	28.6
Other current assets	85.1	90.4
Current assets – discontinued operations		21.3
Total current assets	222.1	244.3
Property, plant and equipment – net	68.6	72.5
Goodwill	0	0
Non-current intercompany receivables	1,558.1	1,586.4
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	4,130.6	3,874.9
Other assets	35.9	36.7
Non-current assets – discontinued operations		1.2
Total assets	6,015.3	5,816.0
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	122.9	3.7
Trade accounts payable	12.8	14.0
Intercompany payables	13.1	46.9
Accruals and other current liabilities	94.4	68.1
Current liabilities – discontinued operations		3.9
Total current liabilities	243.2	136.6
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,199.9	1,271.0
Non-current intercompany payables	2,281.1	2,143.2
Retirement plans and other non-current liabilities	73.4	75.1
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations		0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		0
Total stockholders' equity	2,217.7	2,190.1
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	6,015.3	5,816.0
Wholly-owned Guarantors
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2.2	3.9	3.5	0.4
Trade receivables - net	350.4	328.2
Intercompany receivables	110.7	121.8
Inventories	389.2	392.6
Other current assets	45.7	40.7
Current assets – discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	898.2	887.2
Property, plant and equipment – net	130.7	118.6
Goodwill	170.1	170.1
Non-current intercompany receivables	2,292.7	2,157.8
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	197.2	191.7
Other assets	224.9	178.2
Non-current assets – discontinued operations		0
Total assets	3,913.8	3,703.6
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	2.4	0.7
Trade accounts payable	220.6	221.7
Intercompany payables	65.4	97.2
Accruals and other current liabilities	147.6	130.9
Current liabilities – discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	436.0	450.5
Long-term debt, less current portion	9.3	4.8
Non-current intercompany payables	41.8	41.8
Retirement plans and other non-current liabilities	26.5	27.1
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations		0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		0
Total stockholders' equity	3,400.2	3,179.4
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	3,913.8	3,703.6
Non-guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	309.2	387.9	315.0	638.0
Trade receivables - net	831.9	813.7
Intercompany receivables	78.5	124.0
Inventories	1,287.6	1,192.0
Other current assets	189.4	180.9
Current assets – discontinued operations		108.0
Total current assets	2,696.6	2,806.5
Property, plant and equipment – net	540.2	598.3
Goodwill	1,014.6	1,075.5
Non-current intercompany receivables	42.1	42.0
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	153.5	162.3
Other assets	484.1	541.8
Non-current assets – discontinued operations		14.4
Total assets	4,931.1	5,240.8
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	35.1	82.4
Trade accounts payable	481.9	453.4
Intercompany payables	200.7	154.5
Accruals and other current liabilities	650.5	703.7
Current liabilities – discontinued operations		42.2
Total current liabilities	1,368.2	1,436.2
Long-term debt, less current portion	482.3	614.1
Non-current intercompany payables	1,570.0	1,601.2
Retirement plans and other non-current liabilities	481.5	545.5
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations		5.7
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		53.9
Total stockholders' equity	1,029.1	984.2
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	4,931.1	5,240.8
Intercompany Eliminations
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Trade receivables - net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	(279.2)	(298.6)
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Current assets – discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	(279.2)	(298.6)
Property, plant and equipment – net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Non-current intercompany receivables	(3,892.9)	(3,786.2)
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	(4,398.4)	(4,138.9)
Other assets	0	0
Non-current assets – discontinued operations		0
Total assets	(8,570.5)	(8,223.7)
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Trade accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	(279.2)	(298.6)
Accruals and other current liabilities	0	0
Current liabilities – discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	(279.2)	(298.6)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Non-current intercompany payables	(3,892.9)	(3,786.2)
Retirement plans and other non-current liabilities	0	0
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations		0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		0
Total stockholders' equity	(4,398.4)	(4,138.9)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	$ (8,570.5)	$ (8,223.7)