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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]                      
Net Sales $ 1,993,966us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 2,021,424us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 1,062,252us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 946,177us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 2,113,216us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 2,206,961us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 1,169,109us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 995,606us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 6,023,819us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 6,484,892us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 6,420,881us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Gross profit 1,005,783us-gaap_GrossProfit 1,021,138us-gaap_GrossProfit 492,570us-gaap_GrossProfit 481,531us-gaap_GrossProfit 1,150,844us-gaap_GrossProfit 1,187,980us-gaap_GrossProfit 600,008us-gaap_GrossProfit 540,051us-gaap_GrossProfit 3,001,022us-gaap_GrossProfit 3,478,883us-gaap_GrossProfit 3,409,197us-gaap_GrossProfit
Advertising and promotion expenses 323,810us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 218,746us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 99,853us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 90,834us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 282,876us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 249,386us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 113,403us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 104,540us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense      
Other selling and administrative expenses 444,964us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 392,913us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 391,709us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 384,479us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 388,661us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 410,419us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 391,815us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 369,680us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense      
Operating income 237,009us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 409,479us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,008us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 6,218us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 479,307us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 528,175us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 94,790us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 65,831us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 653,714us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,168,103us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,021,015us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Income (Loss) before income taxes 216,522us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 394,180us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (14,371)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (9,421)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 461,891us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 514,343us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 78,729us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 44,165us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 586,910us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,099,128us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 945,045us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Net Income (Loss) $ 149,931us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss [1] $ 331,836us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss [1] $ 28,325us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss [1] $ (11,218)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss [1] $ 369,249us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss [1] $ 422,836us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss [1] $ 73,348us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss [1] $ 38,511us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss [1] $ 498,874us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 903,944us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 776,464us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Net income (loss) per common share-basic $ 0.44us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.97us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.08us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (0.03)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.08us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.22us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.21us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.11us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.46us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 2.61us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 2.25us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Weighted average number of common shares 338,416us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 338,728us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 338,709us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 340,226us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 339,402us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 343,279us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 346,614us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 344,315us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 339,016us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 343,394us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 341,665us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Net income (loss) per common share-diluted $ 0.44us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.97us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.08us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (0.03)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.07us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.21us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.21us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.11us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.45us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 2.58us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 2.22us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Weighted average number of common and potential common shares 339,506us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 340,329us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 340,644us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 340,226us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 343,237us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 346,695us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 350,424us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 348,795us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 340,768us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 347,459us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 346,158us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Dividends Declared Per Common Share $ 0.38us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.38us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.38us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.38us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 1.52us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 1.44us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 1.24us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
Common stock market price - high $ 31.86mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeHigh $ 39.79mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeHigh $ 40.32mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeHigh $ 47.39mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeHigh $ 47.82mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeHigh $ 47.08mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeHigh $ 46.79mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeHigh $ 43.77mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeHigh      
Common stock market price - low $ 28.78mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow $ 30.48mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow $ 37.47mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow $ 35.24mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow $ 40.39mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow $ 40.39mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow $ 42.64mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow $ 35.70mat_MarketPriceOfCommonStockRangeLow      
[1] Net loss for the first quarter of 2014 included $3.7 million of net tax expense primarily related to reassessments of prior years' tax liabilities based on the status of audits and tax filings in various jurisdictions, settlements, and enacted tax law changes. Net income for the second and third quarters of 2014 included net tax benefits of $40.1 million and $15.1 million, respectively, primarily related to reassessments of prior years' tax liabilities based on the status of audits and tax filings in various jurisdictions, settlements, and enacted tax law changes. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 included net tax expense of $8.9 million, primarily related to a tax charge related to a 2014 tax restructuring for the HIT Entertainment and MEGA Brands operations, partially offset by reassessments of prior years' tax liabilities based on the status of audits and tax filings in various jurisdictions around the world, settlements, and enacted tax law changes. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 included $4.0 million of net tax benefits primarily related to enacted tax law changes. Net income for the second and third quarter of 2013 included net tax benefits of $11.2 million and $17.0 million, respectively, primarily related to reassessments of prior years' tax liabilities based on the status of audits and tax filings in various jurisdictions, settlements, and enacted tax law changes.