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Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data | Total | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Treasury Stock | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | $ 935,052 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | $ 448 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | $ 653,250 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember | $ (1,721,030)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember | $ 2,037,420 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember | $ (35,036)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013 |  | 29,487,075 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Treasury Stock Reissued | 21,047 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued |  |  | 39,374 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember | (18,327)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Exercise of stock options and restricted stock units, shares |  | 373,431 mtd_ExerciseOfStockOptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsSharesTreasuryStockReissued / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Repurchases of common stock | (414,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod |  |  | (414,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember |  |
Repurchases of common stock, shares |  | (1,617,499)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Tax benefit resulting from exercise of certain employee stock options | 3,557 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation |  | 3,557 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Adjustment to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-Based Compensation | 13,611 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue |  | 13,611 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 338,241 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  |  |  | 338,241 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent | (177,913)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent |  |  |  |  | (177,913)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 719,595 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | 448 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 670,418 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember | (2,095,656)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember | 2,357,334 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember | (212,949)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014 | 28,243,007 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 28,243,007 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Treasury Stock Reissued | 9,546 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued |  |  | 14,129 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember | (4,583)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueTreasuryStockReissued / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Exercise of stock options and restricted stock units, shares | 125,398 mtd_ExerciseOfStockOptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsSharesTreasuryStockReissued | 125,398 mtd_ExerciseOfStockOptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsSharesTreasuryStockReissued / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Repurchases of common stock | (123,745)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod |  |  | (123,745)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember |  |
Repurchases of common stock, shares | (400,845)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired | (400,845)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Tax benefit resulting from exercise of certain employee stock options | 441 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation |  | 441 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Adjustment to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-Based Compensation | 3,496 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue |  | 3,496 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 63,051 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  |  |  | 63,051 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent | (6,256)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent |  |  |  |  | (6,256)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2015 | $ 666,128 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | $ 448 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | $ 674,355 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember | $ (2,205,272)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember | $ 2,415,802 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember | $ (219,205)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2015 | 27,967,560 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 27,967,560 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |

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