DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION Document - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 12, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	TEREX CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000097216
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		81.0
Entity Public Float			$ 3,314
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes