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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jul. 17, 2013
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]        
Preference stock, maximum shares authorized to be issued 20,000,000mat_PreferenceStockMaximumSharesAuthorizedToBeIssued      
Preference stock, par value $ 0.01mat_PreferenceStockParValuePerShare      
Preference stock, shares outstanding 0mat_PreferenceStockSharesOutstanding      
Preferred stock, maximum shares authorized to be issued 3,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized      
Preferred stock, par value $ 1.00us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare      
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding      
Shares of common stock repurchased 4,900,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 11,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 2,300,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired  
Purchase of treasury stock $ 177,162,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 469,218,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 77,946,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod  
Authorized increase to share repurchase program       500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
Remaining share repurchase authorizations under share repurchase program 203,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1      
Dividends paid per share of common stock $ 1.52us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 1.44us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 1.24us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid  
Currency translation adjustments $ (189,666,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax $ (29,694,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax $ 27,616,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax