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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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May 11, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Apr. 06, 2015 | Aug. 14, 2014 item
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of additional distributors affected | 5.00%mnst_AdditionalPercentageDistributorsAffectedAsResultOfNoticesOfTermination |  |  |
TCCC |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Amount held in escrow |  | $ 125,000,000 mnst_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsAcquisitionCostsOrSaleProceedsAmountToBeHeldInEscrow / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember |  |
Funds to be paid to the company at the closing |  | 500,000,000 mnst_FundsToBePaidToCompanyAtClosing / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember |  |
TCCC | 40% Target |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of target sales |  | 40.00%mnst_PercentageOfTargetCaseSale / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales40Member |  |
Escrow Release |  | 375,000,000 mnst_FundsReleaseByEscrow / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales40Member |  |
TCCC | 50% Target |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of target sales |  | 50.00%mnst_PercentageOfTargetCaseSale / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales50Member |  |
Escrow Release |  | 312,500,000 mnst_FundsReleaseByEscrow / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales50Member |  |
TCCC | 60% Target |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of target sales |  | 60.00%mnst_PercentageOfTargetCaseSale / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales60Member |  |
Escrow Release |  | 250,000,000 mnst_FundsReleaseByEscrow / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales60Member |  |
TCCC | 70% Target |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of target sales |  | 70.00%mnst_PercentageOfTargetCaseSale / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales70Member |  |
Escrow Release |  | 187,500,000 mnst_FundsReleaseByEscrow / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales70Member |  |
TCCC | 80% Target |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of target sales |  | 80.00%mnst_PercentageOfTargetCaseSale / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales80Member |  |
Escrow Release |  | 125,000,000 mnst_FundsReleaseByEscrow / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales80Member |  |
TCCC | 90% Target |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of target sales |  | 90.00%mnst_PercentageOfTargetCaseSale / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales90Member |  |
Escrow Release |  | 62,500,000 mnst_FundsReleaseByEscrow / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales90Member |  |
TCCC | 95% Target |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of target sales |  | 95.00%mnst_PercentageOfTargetCaseSale / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / mnst_PercentageOfTransitionAxis = mnst_TargetSales95Member |  |
TCCC | Forecast |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Percentage of target sales transitioned |  |  | 84.00%mnst_PercentageOfTargetSalesAchieved / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |
Coca-Cola Transaction Asset Transfer Agreement |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Number of shares into which each outstanding common share is converted in the merger |  |  |  | 1 mnst_NumberOfSharesInToWhichEachOutstandingCommonShareIsConvertedInMerger / us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis = mnst_CocaColaTransactionAssetTransferAgreementMember
Coca-Cola Transaction Asset Transfer Agreement | TCCC |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Net cash payment |  |  |  | 2,150,000,000 us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsAcquisitionCostsOrSaleProceeds / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis = mnst_CocaColaTransactionAssetTransferAgreementMember
Amount held in escrow |  |  |  | 625,000,000 mnst_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsAcquisitionCostsOrSaleProceedsAmountToBeHeldInEscrow / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis = mnst_CocaColaTransactionAssetTransferAgreementMember
NewCo | Coca-Cola Transaction Asset Transfer Agreement |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Term in which number of individuals who can be nominated as Board of Directors by counterparty will be reduced |  |  |  | 36 months
Minimum ownership interest held when number of individuals who can be nominated as Board of Directors by counterparty will be reduced (as a percent) |  |  |  | 20.00%mnst_MinimumOwnershipInterestHeldWhenNumberOfIndividualsWhoCanBeNominatedAsBoardOfDirectorsByCounterpartyWillBeReduced / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mnst_NewLaserCorporationMember / us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis = mnst_CocaColaTransactionAssetTransferAgreementMember
NewCo | Coca-Cola Transaction Asset Transfer Agreement | TCCC |  |  |  |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) |  |  |  | 16.70%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mnst_NewLaserCorporationMember / us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis = mnst_CocaColaTransactionAssetTransferAgreementMember
Number of individuals who can be nominated as Board of Directors by counterparty as right under agreement |  |  |  | 2 mnst_NumberOfIndividualsWhoCanBeNominatedAsBoardOfDirectorsByCounterpartyAsRightUnderAgreement / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = mnst_CocaColaCompanyMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = mnst_NewLaserCorporationMember / us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionsByUniqueDescriptionAxis = mnst_CocaColaTransactionAssetTransferAgreementMember

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