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Balance Sheet Details Balance Sheet Details- Accrued Price Protection Liability (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Accrued Price Protection Rebate Activity [Roll Forward]
Begining Balance	$ 15,017	$ 7,880
Price Protection Rebate Charges	14,115	9,922
Reversal Of Unclaimed Rebates	(379)	0
Price Protection payments	(13,241)	(7,125)
Ending Balance	$ 15,512	$ 10,677

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- Definition

Accrued price protection liability.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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- Details

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Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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- Definition

Price Protection payments

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Name:	mxl_PriceProtectionpayments
Namespace Prefix:	mxl_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

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Price protection rebate charges as a reduction of revenue

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Namespace Prefix:	mxl_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

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- Definition

Reversal Of Unclaimed Rebates

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Namespace Prefix:	mxl_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration