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COMMON STOCK AND STOCK PLANS - Activity and FV (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
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Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
May 31, 2012
Stock Plans Activity        
Number of stock-based compensation plans 2mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfPlans      
Options/SARs        
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) 6,110,500mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingNumber 6,194,500mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingNumber 6,723,250mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingNumber  
Granted (in shares)   775,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsGrantsInPeriod 1,017,500mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsGrantsInPeriod  
Exercised (in shares) (1,678,250)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercised (545,750)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercised (27,250)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercised  
Forfeited (in shares) (67,250)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsForfeituresInPeriod (58,500)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsForfeituresInPeriod (1,217,750)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsForfeituresInPeriod  
Expired (in shares) (516,250)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExpirationsInPeriod (254,750)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExpirationsInPeriod (301,250)mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExpirationsInPeriod  
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) 3,848,750mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingNumber 6,110,500mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingNumber 6,194,500mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingNumber  
Vested and Expected to Vest at the end of the period (in shares) 3,763,184mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber      
Options exercisable (in shares) 2,719,750mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsExercisableNumber 3,983,875mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsExercisableNumber 3,826,250mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsExercisableNumber  
Weighted Average Exercise Price        
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 9.69mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.45mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 22.01mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Granted (in dollars per share)   $ 2.46mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 2.76mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Exercised (in dollars per share) $ 2.86mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 1.72mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 1.70mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 3.38mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 3.30mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 54.52mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Expired (in dollars per share) $ 35.74mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 48.97mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 48.33mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 9.28mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 9.69mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 11.45mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Vested and Expected to Vest at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 9.43mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Aggregate Intrinsic Value        
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars) $ 2,384,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingIntrinsicValue $ 1,846,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingIntrinsicValue $ 874,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingIntrinsicValue  
Exercised (in dollars) 3,138,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercisedIntrinsicValue 847,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercisedIntrinsicValue 33,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsExercisedIntrinsicValue  
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars) 1,542,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingIntrinsicValue 2,384,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingIntrinsicValue 1,846,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSARsOutstandingIntrinsicValue  
Vested and Expected to Vest at the end of the period (in dollars) 1,467,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue      
Options exercisable (in dollars) 716,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 1,306,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 1,335,000mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsExercisableIntrinsicValue1  
2004 Plan        
Stock Plans Activity        
Terms of award 10 years      
Stock options and SARs        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized 800,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 1 year 8 months 12 days      
Weighted Average Exercise Price        
Granted (in dollars per share)   $ 2.46mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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$ 2.76mni_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndSarsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= mni_StockOptionsAndStockAppreciationRightsMember
 
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]        
Stock Plans Activity        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 4 years      
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | 2012 Plan | Maximum        
Stock Plans Activity        
Terms of award 10 years      
RSUs        
Stock Plans Activity        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 856,950us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
483,150us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
1,082,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
RSU's        
Nonvested at the beginning of the period (in shares) 1,231,650us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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1,102,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
1,445,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Granted (in shares) 856,950us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
483,150us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
1,082,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Vested (in shares) (717,150)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
(320,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
(765,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Forfeited (in shares) (41,900)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
(33,500)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
(660,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Nonvested at the end of the period (in shares) 1,329,550us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
1,231,650us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
1,102,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value        
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 2.50us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 2.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 3.73us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 4.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 2.46us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 2.59us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Vested (in dollars per share) $ 2.92us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 4.08us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 3.42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 2.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 2.48us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 3.48us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 3.62us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 2.50us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 2.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Additional disclosures        
Total fair value 3,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options $ 2,900,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 2 years      
RSUs | Maximum        
Stock Plans Activity        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 3 years      
Common Class A | 2004 Plan        
Stock Plans Activity        
Shares reserved for issuance to employees 9,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Common Class A | 2012 Plan        
Stock Plans Activity        
Outstanding grants (in shares)       5,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= mni_StockIncentivePlan2012Member
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Common Class A | Non-employee director | 2012 Plan        
Stock Plans Activity        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 15,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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15,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= mni_StockIncentivePlan2012Member
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
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= us-gaap_DirectorMember
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period 150,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
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= mni_StockIncentivePlan2012Member
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165,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
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RSU's        
Granted (in shares) 15,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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15,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= mni_StockIncentivePlan2012Member
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= us-gaap_DirectorMember