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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense By Statement Of Operations) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based employee compensation expense | $ 713,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense | $ 1,606,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Cost of product revenue |  |
Share-based employee compensation expense | 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = mvis_CostOfProductRevenueMember | 1,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = mvis_CostOfProductRevenueMember
Cost of contract revenue |  |
Share-based employee compensation expense | 28,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = mvis_CostOfContractRevenueMember | 19,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = mvis_CostOfContractRevenueMember
Research and development expense |  |
Share-based employee compensation expense | 34,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember | 466,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expense |  |
Share-based employee compensation expense | $ 651,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = mvis_SalesMarketingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember | $ 1,120,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = mvis_SalesMarketingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember

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