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Employee Benefit Plans (Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets: |  |
Projected benefit obligation | $ 23,570 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation | $ 21,579 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
Accumulated benefit obligation | 22,020 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation | 20,302 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
Fair value of plan assets | 20,321 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets | 18,934 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets
Plans with plan assets in excess of accumulated benefit obligations: |  |
Projected benefit obligation | 2,974 mhk_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithPlanAssetsInExcessOfAccumulatedBenefitObligationsProjectedBenefitObligation | 18,110 mhk_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithPlanAssetsInExcessOfAccumulatedBenefitObligationsProjectedBenefitObligation
Accumulated benefit obligation | 2,880 mhk_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithPlanAssetsInExcessOfAccumulatedBenefitObligationsAccumulatedBenefitObligation | 15,554 mhk_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithPlanAssetsInExcessOfAccumulatedBenefitObligationsAccumulatedBenefitObligation
Fair value of plan assets | $ 2,902 mhk_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithPlanAssetsInExcessOfAccumulatedBenefitObligationsFairValueOfPlanAssets | $ 15,791 mhk_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithPlanAssetsInExcessOfAccumulatedBenefitObligationsFairValueOfPlanAssets

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