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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2003 | Jan. 15, 2014 Italian Administrative Court [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2012 Parmalat [Member] EUR (€) | Jun. 30, 2011 Parmalat [Member] EUR (€) | Oct. 31, 2005 Parmalat [Member] EUR (€)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment ownership percentage |  |  | 45.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage |  |  |  |
Deferred gain | $ 5,000,000 us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionDeferredGainNet | $ 60,000,000 us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionDeferredGainNet |  |  |  |  |
Amortized deferred gain | 2,000,000 us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionRentExpense |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense (less than $1 million for three months ended September 30, 2014) | 1,000,000 mhfi_SaleLeasebackTransactionInterestExpense |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages sought |  |  |  | 234,000,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mhfi_ItalianAdministrativeCourtMember |  |  |
Damages claimed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,100,000,000 mhfi_DamagesClaimed / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mhfi_ParmalatMember
Rating fees paid |  |  |  |  | € 1,100,000 mhfi_RatingFeesPaid / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mhfi_ParmalatMember | € 800,000 mhfi_RatingFeesPaid / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = mhfi_ParmalatMember |

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