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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 17, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 199,330us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 192,381us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 150,909us-gaap_Goodwill
Precisive, LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill		7,085us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mksi_PrecisiveLlcMember			7,085us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mksi_PrecisiveLlcMember
Granville-Phillips [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill						41,612us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mksi_GranvillePhillipsMember
Alter S.r.l [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Acquisition purchase price	$ 381us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = mksi_AlterMember

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- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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