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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended |
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Oct. 17, 2012 oz item | Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments and contingencies |  |
Accrued loss contingencies |  | $ 5,500,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
Receivables for insurance reimbursements |  | 1,800,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyReceivable
Lawsuit in Superior Court by Wendy Crossland and Richard Fournier |  |
Commitments and contingencies |  |
Age of the plaintiff's deceased daughter | 14 years |
Number of 24 ounce energy drinks | 2 mnst_NumberOf24OunceEnergyDrinksConsumed / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_DamagesFromProductDefectsMember |
Number of ounce energy drink | 24 mnst_NumberOfOunceEnergyDrink / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_DamagesFromProductDefectsMember |
Number of days over which the energy drink was consumed | 2 days |
Minimum amount of plaintiff claims for general damages | $ 25,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_DamagesFromProductDefectsMember |

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