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Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Concentration of Credit Risk) (Details) (Customer Concentration Risk [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sales [Member]
     
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Number of customer 1mxwl_NumberofCustomer
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
   
Sales [Member] | Shenzhen Xinlikang [Member]
     
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Major customer, percentage of sales 20.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mxwl_ShenzhenXinlikangMember
22.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mxwl_ShenzhenXinlikangMember
18.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mxwl_ShenzhenXinlikangMember
Accounts Receivable [Member]
     
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Number of customer 2mxwl_NumberofCustomer
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
   
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Shenzhen Xinlikang [Member]
     
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Major customer, percentage of sales 13.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mxwl_ShenzhenXinlikangMember
   
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Contintental Automotive Hungary Kft. [Member]
     
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Major customer, percentage of sales 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mxwl_ContintentalAutomotiveHungaryKft.Member