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Debt (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 US Dollar Amounts [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Other Principal Trading Currencies [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 6.3% Senior Notes [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 6.3% Senior Notes [Member] US Dollar Amounts [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 6.3% Senior Notes [Member] Other Principal Trading Currencies [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 3.67 Percent Senior Notes [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 3.67 Percent Senior Notes [Member] US Dollar Amounts [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 3.67 Percent Senior Notes [Member] Other Principal Trading Currencies [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 4.10% Senior Notes [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 4.10% Senior Notes [Member] US Dollar Amounts [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 4.10% Senior Notes [Member] Other Principal Trading Currencies [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 3.84% Senior Notes [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 3.84% Senior Notes [Member] US Dollar Amounts [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 3.84% Senior Notes [Member] Other Principal Trading Currencies [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 $ 800 Million Credit Agreement [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 $ 800 Million Credit Agreement [Member] US Dollar Amounts [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 $ 800 Million Credit Agreement [Member] Other Principal Trading Currencies [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Other Local Arrangements [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Other Local Arrangements [Member] US Dollar Amounts [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Other Local Arrangements [Member] Other Principal Trading Currencies [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 1.47% EURO Senior Notes [Member] EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A63SeniorNotesMember | $ 100,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A63SeniorNotesMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | $ 0 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A63SeniorNotesMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember | $ 50,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A367PercentSeniorNotesMember | $ 50,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A367PercentSeniorNotesMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | $ 0 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A367PercentSeniorNotesMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember | $ 50,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A4.10SeniorNotesMember | $ 50,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A4.10SeniorNotesMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | $ 0 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A4.10SeniorNotesMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember | $ 125,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A3.84SeniorNotesMember | $ 125,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A3.84SeniorNotesMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | $ 0 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A3.84SeniorNotesMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 184,179 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A800MillionCreditAgreementMember | 173,170 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A800MillionCreditAgreementMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | 11,009 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A800MillionCreditAgreementMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember |  |  |  |
Other Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,693 us-gaap_OtherBorrowings / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_OtherLocalArrangementsMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherBorrowings / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_OtherLocalArrangementsMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | 14,693 us-gaap_OtherBorrowings / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_OtherLocalArrangementsMember / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember |
Long-Term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent, and Short-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt | 523,872 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount |  | 498,170 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | 25,702 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less: current portion | (114,693)mtd_ShortTermDebtAndLongTermDebtCurrentMaturities | (116,164)mtd_ShortTermDebtAndLongTermDebtCurrentMaturities | (100,000)mtd_ShortTermDebtAndLongTermDebtCurrentMaturities / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | (14,693)mtd_ShortTermDebtAndLongTermDebtCurrentMaturities / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 409,179 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 335,790 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 398,170 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_UsDollarAmountsMember | 11,009 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent / mtd_DebtInstrumentCurrencyAxis = mtd_OtherPrincipalTradingCurrenciesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  | 100,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A63SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 50,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A367PercentSeniorNotesMember |  |  | 50,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A4.10SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 125 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A3.84SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A1.47EUROSeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  |  |  |  | Jun. 25, 2015 |  |  | Dec. 17, 2022 |  |  | Sep. 19, 2023 |  |  | Sep. 19, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 6.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A63SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 3.67%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A367PercentSeniorNotesMember |  |  | 4.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A4.10SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 3.84%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A3.84SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.47%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A1.47EUROSeniorNotesMember
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 611,381 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = mtd_A800MillionCreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Total of the portions of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of long-term debt, which may include notes payable notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans, and commercial paper, which are scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any. Total may also include short-term borrowings, scheduled to be repaid within one year. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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