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Borrowings (Credit facility) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 13 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Required pledge of equity interests in subsidiary, percent 100.00%mxwl_LineOfCreditFacilityRequiredPledgeOfEquityInterestsInSubsidiaryPercent 100.00%mxwl_LineOfCreditFacilityRequiredPledgeOfEquityInterestsInSubsidiaryPercent    
LIBOR [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Debt instrument, variable rate 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
     
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Revolving line of credit, maximum 10,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
$ 10,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Unused commitment fee, percentage 0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Borrowings under Revolving Line of Credit 9,900,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
9,900,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Quarterly net loss target   1,000,000.0mxwl_DebtInstrumentCovenantComplianceMaximumAmountofNetLoss
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Debt instrument, variable rate 3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
     
Debt instrument, interest rate at period end 3.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
3.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
   
Secured Debt [Member] | Equipment Term Loan [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Eligible equipment purchase, percentage     80.00%mxwl_LineOfCreditFacilityCapacityForEquipmentPurchasesPercent
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mxwl_EquipmentTermLoanMember
 
Debt instrument, amount borrowed     5,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mxwl_EquipmentTermLoanMember
 
Long-term borrowings 559,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mxwl_EquipmentTermLoanMember
$ 559,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mxwl_EquipmentTermLoanMember
   
Debt instrument, term 36 months      
Secured Debt [Member] | Equipment Term Loan [Member] | LIBOR [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Debt instrument, variable rate 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mxwl_EquipmentTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
     
Debt instrument, interest rate at period end 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mxwl_EquipmentTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mxwl_EquipmentTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember