Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Equity Interest Received Or Receivable, Shares

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Number of Directors Nominated

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Percent, after disposal, of ownership interest of a discontinued operation in which an equity method investment is retained.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The amount or range of possible amounts of gain that could be realized upon the resolution of a contingency.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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TERMINATION OF BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 16, 2016 EUR (€) shares	May 16, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 director	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Scenario, Forecast
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Directors Nominated \| director					2
Merger
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs			$ 5.3	$ 0.9		$ 12.6	$ 0.9
Merger \| Business Combination Agreement Terminated, Shareholder Approval not Obtained
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			$ 20.0			$ 20.0
Materials Handling and Port Solutions Sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration received		$ 1,300.0
Cash received as consideration	€ 200	$ 595.0
Equity interest received (in shares) \| shares	19,600,000.0	19,600,000.0
Konecranes Plc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	25.00%	25.00%