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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (Directors and Officers that provide promotional materials, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
Directors and Officers that provide promotional materials
   
Related party transactions    
Number of directors and officers who are principal owners of a company that provides promotional materials 2mnst_RelatedPartyTransactionNumberOfDirectorsAsPrincipalOwnersOfRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mnst_DirectorAndOfficerMember
 
Expenses incurred in connection with materials or services provided by a related party $ 0.90us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mnst_DirectorAndOfficerMember
$ 0.07us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mnst_DirectorAndOfficerMember