XML 68 R66.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.2.0.727

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Dec. 09, 2010 lender | Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) claim | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Jul. 17, 2013 USD ($) | Jul. 08, 2013 USD ($) | Jun. 17, 2013 USD ($) | Oct. 26, 2011 JointVenture | Jun. 06, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2008 action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserved for litigation and asserted claims |  |  | $ 15,484,000 |  | $ 16,499,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty reserve |  |  | 21,993,000 | $ 21,839,000 | $ 22,080,000 | $ 20,882,000 | $ 21,482,000 |  | $ 21,971,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | claim |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lenders filing petition for involuntary bankruptcy | lender | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Litigation Judgment Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,053,857 |  |  |
Litigation Judgment Amount With Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,753,344 |  |  |  |
Litigation Judgment Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 699,487 |  |  |  |
Supersedeas Bond |  |  | $ 16,930,477 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,050,604 |  |  |  |  |
Incremental Attorney Fees to Supersedeas Bond |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 877,241 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount requested in demand for arbitration related to alleged breaches |  | $ 13,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amount requested in demand for arbitration related to pro rata future infrastructure improvement costs |  | $ 9,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
South Edge Guarantee [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | action |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  | 3.53% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Springing Repayment Guarantee Original Demand Letter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,200,000 |
South Edge [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of co-ventures in joint venture | JointVenture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |

X
- Definition Future Infrastructure Improvement Costs + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_FutureInfrastructureImprovementCosts
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Incremental attorney fees awarded on 2/14/14 related to 7/17/13 supersedeas bond + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_IncrementalAttorneyFeestoSupersedeasBond
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Initial litigation judgment amount related to joint venture litigation on June 17, 2013 + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_InitialLitigationJudgmentAmount
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Initial litigation judgment amount related to joint venture litigation on June 17, 2013 including pre-judgment interest on July 8, 2013 + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_LitigationJudgmentAmountWithInterest
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Interest attributable to initial judgment amount related to joint venture litigation ruling on June 17, 2013 + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_LitigationJudgmentInterest
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Number of co ventures in the joint venture. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_NumberOfCoVenturesInJointVenture
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The number of lenders who filed a petition seeking to place the venture into an involuntary bankruptcy. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_NumberOfLendersFilingPetitionForInvoluntaryBankruptcy
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount in original demand letter from lenders seeking to place joint venture into involuntary bankruptcy (June 2011) + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_SpringingRepaymentGuaranteeOriginalDemandLetter
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount of supersedeas bond posted to stay enforcement of July 17th judgement. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | mth_SupersedeasBond
Namespace Prefix: | mth_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Aggregate carrying amount of the estimated litigation liability for known or estimated probable loss from litigation, which may include attorneys' fees and other litigation costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14326-108349 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.25) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LitigationReserve
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14326-108349 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14557-108349 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate standard product warranty liability. Does not include the balance for the extended product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (c)(1),(c)(5) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis=mth_SouthEdgeGuaranteeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis=mth_SouthEdgeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |