Seasonal Financing and Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

Mattel’s long-term debt consists of the following:

	December 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(In thousands)
2010 Senior Notes due October 2020 and October 2040	$	500,000		$	500,000
2011 Senior Notes due November 2041	300,000			300,000
2013 Senior Notes due March 2018 and March 2023	250,000			500,000
2014 Senior Notes due May 2019	—			500,000
2016 Senior Notes due August 2021	350,000			350,000
2017/2018 Senior Notes due December 2025	1,500,000			1,000,000
Debt issuance costs and debt discount	(48,277		)	(26,881		)
	2,851,723			3,123,119
Less: current portion	—			(250,000		)
Total long-term debt	$	2,851,723		$	2,873,119

Schedule of Long-Term Debt Maturity

The aggregate principal amount of long-term debt maturing in the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

	2010 Senior Notes		2011 Senior Notes		2013 Senior Notes		2016 Senior Notes		2017/2018 Senior Notes		Total
	(In thousands)
2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
2020	250,000		—		—		—		—		250,000
2021	—		—		—		350,000		—		350,000
2022	—		—		—		—		—		—
2023	—		—		250,000		—		—		250,000
Thereafter	250,000		300,000		—		—		1,500,000		2,050,000
	$	500,000	$	300,000	$	250,000	$	350,000	$	1,500,000	$	2,900,000