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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment information
Net sales	$ 626,791us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 536,129us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Outside United States
Segment information
Net sales	113,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mnst_OutsideUnitedStatesMember	115,800us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mnst_OutsideUnitedStatesMember
Energy drinks
Segment information
Net sales	552,729us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mnst_EnergyDrinksMember	499,013us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mnst_EnergyDrinksMember
Non-carbonated (primarily juice based beverages)
Segment information
Net sales	24,513us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mnst_NonCarbonatedMember	26,446us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mnst_NonCarbonatedMember
Carbonated (primarily soda beverages)
Segment information
Net sales	6,202us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mnst_CarbonatedMember	7,014us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mnst_CarbonatedMember
Other
Segment information
Net sales	$ 43,347us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mnst_OtherProductLineMember	$ 3,656us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = mnst_OtherProductLineMember

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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