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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Details 1 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Interest Expense	$ 6,725us-gaap_InterestExpense	$ 5,666us-gaap_InterestExpense
Cost of Goods Sold	164,666us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold	181,450us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	19,912us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	18,333us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	63,051us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	58,051us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	338,241us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Arrangements, Net Of Tax [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Interest Expense	765us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember	768us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember
Cost of Goods Sold	(3,091)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember	(41)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	(2,326)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember	727us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(339)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember	287us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(1,987)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember	440us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = mtd_NetUnrealizedGainLossonCashFlowHedgingArrangementsNetOfTaxMember
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	3,441us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember	712us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	918us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember	316us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ (2,523)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember	$ (396)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember

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