Quarterly Financial Data - Summarized Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ 64,979 | $ 62,636 | $ 75,958 | $ 85,386 | $ 76,139 | $ 78,252 | $ 80,426 | $ 84,864 | $ 288,959 | $ 319,681 | $ 177,002 |
| Gross Profit | 10,012 | 10,294 | 13,440 | 14,838 | 12,497 | 14,500 | 16,346 | 15,563 | 48,584 | 58,906 | 36,263 |
| Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of Manitex International,Inc. | (7,040) | (9,030) | (4,151) | (980) | (3,832) | 2,636 | (3,150) | (963) | |||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | (7,237) | (11,527) | 2,365 | 2,440 | (1,663) | (1,977) | 3,122 | 455 | $ (13,959) | $ (63) | $ (76) |
| Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Manitex International, Inc. | $ (14,277) | $ (20,557) | $ (1,786) | $ 1,460 | $ (5,495) | $ 659 | $ (28) | $ (508) | |||
| Earnings (loss) Per Share Basic | |||||||||||
| (Loss) Earnings from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of Manitex International, Inc. | $ (0.44) | $ (0.56) | $ (0.26) | $ (0.06) | $ (0.24) | $ 0.16 | $ (0.20) | $ (0.06) | |||
| Earnings (Loss) from discontinued operations attributable to shareholders of Manitex International, Inc. | (0.45) | (0.71) | 0.15 | 0.15 | (0.10) | (0.12) | 0.19 | 0.03 | |||
| Earnings (Loss) attributable to shareholders of Manitex International, Inc. | (0.88) | (1.27) | (0.11) | 0.09 | (0.34) | 0.04 | 0.00 | (0.03) | |||
| Earnings Per Share Diluted | |||||||||||
| (Loss) Earnings from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of Manitex International, Inc. | (0.44) | (0.56) | (0.26) | (0.06) | (0.24) | 0.16 | (0.20) | (0.06) | |||
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to shareholders of Manitex International, Inc. | (0.45) | (0.71) | 0.15 | 0.15 | (0.10) | (0.12) | 0.19 | 0.03 | |||
| Earnings (Loss) attributable to shareholders of Manitex International, Inc. | $ (0.88) | $ (1.27) | $ (0.11) | $ 0.09 | $ (0.34) | $ 0.04 | $ 0.00 | $ (0.03) | |||
| Basic | 16,174,403 | 16,127,346 | 16,125,788 | 16,105,601 | 16,015,219 | 16,014,594 | 16,014,059 | 15,836,423 | 16,133,284 | 15,970,074 | 13,858,189 |
| Diluted | 16,174,403 | 16,127,346 | 16,125,788 | 16,105,601 | 16,015,219 | 16,039,361 | 16,014,059 | 15,836,423 | 16,133,284 | 15,970,074 | 13,904,289 |