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Segment Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	$ 1,655,227mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet	$ 1,828,948mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet	$ 1,691,890mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	1,584,893mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember	1,745,094mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember	1,592,725mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Operating Segments | North America
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	697,377mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_NorthAmericaSegmentMember	723,886mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_NorthAmericaSegmentMember	694,479mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_NorthAmericaSegmentMember
Operating Segments | International
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	778,849mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_InternationalMember	920,770mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_InternationalMember	807,911mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_InternationalMember
Operating Segments | American Girl
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	108,667mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_AmericanGirlMember	100,438mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_AmericanGirlMember	90,335mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_AmericanGirlMember
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	$ 70,334mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	$ 83,854mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	$ 99,165mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember

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