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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Contractual obligations related primarily to sponsorships and other commitments
Value of purchases from suppliers of limited resources	$ 292,800,000mnst_CostOfPurchasesOfDirectMaterialsFromSuppliersOfLimitedResources	$ 282,500,000mnst_CostOfPurchasesOfDirectMaterialsFromSuppliersOfLimitedResources	$ 264,200,000mnst_CostOfPurchasesOfDirectMaterialsFromSuppliersOfLimitedResources
Raw material items
Contractual obligations related primarily to sponsorships and other commitments
Purchase Commitments	31,300,000us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = us-gaap_InventoriesMember
Period over which obligations will be paid	1 year
Contractual obligations
Contractual obligations related primarily to sponsorships and other commitments
2015	46,290,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = mnst_ContractualObligationsMember
2016	25,296,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInSecondYear / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = mnst_ContractualObligationsMember
2017	3,602,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInThirdYear / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = mnst_ContractualObligationsMember
2018	2,793,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInFourthYear / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = mnst_ContractualObligationsMember
Total	$ 77,981,000us-gaap_ContractualObligation / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = mnst_ContractualObligationsMember

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