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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Gross | $ 168,847 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross | $ 163,737 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization | (119,470)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization | (117,799)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Foreign Currency Translation | 176 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments | 451 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments
Intangible assets, net | 49,553 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet | 46,389 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Completed Technology [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Gross | 101,200 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember | 100,380 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Accumulated Amortization | (80,477)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember | (79,875)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Foreign Currency Translation | (78)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember | 135 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Intangible assets, net | 20,645 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember | 20,640 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Gross | 37,251 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 35,821 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Accumulated Amortization | (13,610)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | (12,634)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Foreign Currency Translation | 228 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 280 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Intangible assets, net | 23,869 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 23,467 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Patents, Trademarks, Trade Names and Other [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Gross | 30,396 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = mksi_PatentsTrademarksTradeNamesAndOtherMember | 27,536 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = mksi_PatentsTrademarksTradeNamesAndOtherMember
Accumulated Amortization | (25,383)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = mksi_PatentsTrademarksTradeNamesAndOtherMember | (25,290)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = mksi_PatentsTrademarksTradeNamesAndOtherMember
Foreign Currency Translation | 26 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = mksi_PatentsTrademarksTradeNamesAndOtherMember | 36 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = mksi_PatentsTrademarksTradeNamesAndOtherMember
Intangible assets, net | $ 5,039 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = mksi_PatentsTrademarksTradeNamesAndOtherMember | $ 2,282 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = mksi_PatentsTrademarksTradeNamesAndOtherMember

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