CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 478.2	$ 408.1	$ 678.0	$ 774.1
Trade receivables - net	1,086.4	1,176.8
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Inventories	1,460.9	1,613.2
Prepaid assets	248.0	220.9
Other current assets	82.7	91.1
Current assets – discontinued operations	0	129.3
Total current assets	3,356.2	3,639.4
Property, plant and equipment – net	690.3	789.4
Goodwill	1,131.0	1,245.6	1,245.3
Non-current intercompany receivables	0	0
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	106.3	90.0
Other assets	644.2	756.7
Non-current assets – discontinued operations	0	15.6
Total assets	5,928.0	6,536.7
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	152.5	86.8
Trade accounts payable	736.1	689.1
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accruals and other current liabilities	754.5	902.7
Current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	46.1
Total current liabilities	1,643.1	1,724.7
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,636.3	1,889.9
Non-current intercompany payables	0	0
Other non-current liabilities	609.5	647.7
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	5.7
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	53.9	246.9
Total stockholders’ equity	2,039.1	2,214.8	2,031.3	2,188.4
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	5,928.0	6,536.7
Terex Corporation
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	99.0	16.3	39.6	264.0
Trade receivables - net	7.7	34.9
Intercompany receivables	55.3	52.8
Inventories	0	28.6
Prepaid assets	100.8	47.9
Other current assets	65.7	42.5
Current assets – discontinued operations	0	21.3
Total current assets	328.5	244.3
Property, plant and equipment – net	65.4	72.5
Goodwill	0	0
Non-current intercompany receivables	1,501.4	1,586.4
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	3,564.2	3,874.9
Other assets	43.8	36.7
Non-current assets – discontinued operations	0	1.2
Total assets	5,503.3	5,816.0
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	125.0	3.7
Trade accounts payable	18.0	14.0
Intercompany payables	19.8	46.9
Accruals and other current liabilities	74.6	68.1
Current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	3.9
Total current liabilities	237.4	136.6
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,150.0	1,271.0
Non-current intercompany payables	2,047.1	2,143.2
Other non-current liabilities	62.9	75.1
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	2,005.9	2,190.1
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	5,503.3	5,816.0
Wholly-owned Guarantors
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1.9	3.9	0.4	2.3
Trade receivables - net	307.4	328.2
Intercompany receivables	85.9	121.8
Inventories	374.5	392.6
Prepaid assets	32.9	40.3
Other current assets	0.1	0.4
Current assets – discontinued operations	0	0
Total current assets	802.7	887.2
Property, plant and equipment – net	117.0	118.6
Goodwill	170.1	170.1
Non-current intercompany receivables	2,059.9	2,157.8
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	199.3	191.7
Other assets	142.7	178.2
Non-current assets – discontinued operations	0	0
Total assets	3,491.7	3,703.6
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	2.0	0.7
Trade accounts payable	212.6	221.7
Intercompany payables	117.8	97.2
Accruals and other current liabilities	118.1	130.9
Current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	450.5	450.5
Long-term debt, less current portion	7.6	4.8
Non-current intercompany payables	41.8	41.8
Other non-current liabilities	27.2	27.1
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	2,964.6	3,179.4
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	3,491.7	3,703.6
Non-guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	377.3	387.9	638.0	507.8
Trade receivables - net	771.3	813.7
Intercompany receivables	136.3	124.0
Inventories	1,086.4	1,192.0
Prepaid assets	114.3	132.7
Other current assets	16.9	48.2
Current assets – discontinued operations	0	108.0
Total current assets	2,502.5	2,806.5
Property, plant and equipment – net	507.9	598.3
Goodwill	960.9	1,075.5
Non-current intercompany receivables	41.9	42.0
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	152.0	162.3
Other assets	457.7	541.8
Non-current assets – discontinued operations	0	14.4
Total assets	4,622.9	5,240.8
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	25.5	82.4
Trade accounts payable	505.5	453.4
Intercompany payables	139.9	154.5
Accruals and other current liabilities	561.8	703.7
Current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	42.2
Total current liabilities	1,232.7	1,436.2
Long-term debt, less current portion	478.7	614.1
Non-current intercompany payables	1,514.3	1,601.2
Other non-current liabilities	519.4	545.5
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	5.7
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	53.9
Total stockholders’ equity	877.8	984.2
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	4,622.9	5,240.8
Intercompany Eliminations
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Trade receivables - net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	(277.5)	(298.6)
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid assets	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Current assets – discontinued operations	0	0
Total current assets	(277.5)	(298.6)
Property, plant and equipment – net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Non-current intercompany receivables	(3,603.2)	(3,786.2)
Investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries	(3,809.2)	(4,138.9)
Other assets	0	0
Non-current assets – discontinued operations	0	0
Total assets	(7,689.9)	(8,223.7)
Current liabilities
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Trade accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	(277.5)	(298.6)
Accruals and other current liabilities	0	0
Current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	(277.5)	(298.6)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Non-current intercompany payables	(3,603.2)	(3,786.2)
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Non-current liabilities – discontinued operations	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	(3,809.2)	(4,138.9)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	$ (7,689.9)	$ (8,223.7)