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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Domestic and foreign components of company's income (loss) before income taxes      
Domestic $ 711,917,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 596,899,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 568,225,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Foreign 33,871,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (33,005,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (19,071,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 745,788,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 563,894,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 549,154,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Intercompany royalties, management fees and interest charges from the Company's domestic to foreign entities 34,900,000mnst_IntercompanyRoyaltiesManagementFeesAndInterestCharges 25,900,000mnst_IntercompanyRoyaltiesManagementFeesAndInterestCharges 22,900,000mnst_IntercompanyRoyaltiesManagementFeesAndInterestCharges
Current:      
Federal 228,348,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 191,596,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 177,372,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State 36,633,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 36,662,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 30,268,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign 7,467,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 4,052,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 3,951,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Total current provision 272,448,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 232,310,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 211,591,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred:      
Federal (8,473,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (7,441,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (743,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
State (442,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1,443,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (483,000)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign 3,476,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (9,694,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (7,373,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total deferred provision (5,439,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (18,578,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (8,599,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Valuation allowance (4,406,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 11,501,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 6,142,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
Total provision for income taxes 262,603,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 225,233,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 209,134,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Federal statutory rate (as a percent) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Reconciliation of income tax expense      
U.S. Federal tax expense at statutory rates 261,025,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 197,363,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 192,204,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 23,859,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 22,640,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 20,252,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Permanent differences 4,816,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 936,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 5,968,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense
Domestic production deduction (20,607,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (16,039,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (15,469,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Other (1,267,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 266,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (388,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Foreign rate differential (817,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 8,566,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 425,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Valuation allowance (4,406,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 11,501,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 6,142,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
Total provision for income taxes $ 262,603,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 225,233,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 209,134,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit