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Segment Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	$ 1,340,023mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet	$ 1,656,207mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet	$ 1,413,389mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	1,209,066mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember	1,585,873mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember	1,308,595mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Operating Segments | North America
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Accounts receivable and inventories, net	550,807mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_NorthAmericaSegmentMember	698,357mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_NorthAmericaSegmentMember	463,905mat_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	552,981mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_InternationalMember	778,849mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_InternationalMember	734,024mat_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	105,278mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_AmericanGirlMember	108,667mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mat_AmericanGirlMember	110,666mat_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	$ 130,957mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	$ 70,334mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	$ 104,794mat_AccountsReceivableAndInventoriesNet / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember

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