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Gain on Sale of Subscriber List, net (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 02, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]        
Gain on sale of subscriber list, net $ 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets $ 2,724,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets $ 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets  
Whole Living Magazine [Member]        
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]        
Sale Price   1,000,000mso_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationSalePrice
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= mso_WholeLivingMagazineMember
  1,000,000mso_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationSalePrice
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= mso_WholeLivingMagazineMember
Amount of contingent liability related to customer refunds       100,000mso_DisposalGroupAmountsOfMaterialContingentLiabilitiesRemaining
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= mso_WholeLivingMagazineMember
Cash received from sale       900,000mso_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashReceivedFromSale
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= mso_WholeLivingMagazineMember
Deferred revenue recorded in operations as a result of sale   2,200,000mso_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationDeferredRevenueRecordedInOperations
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= mso_WholeLivingMagazineMember
   
Gain on sale of subscriber list, net   2,700,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= mso_WholeLivingMagazineMember
   
Broker fees and other costs   $ 500,000mso_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationBrokerFeesAndOtherCosts
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= mso_WholeLivingMagazineMember