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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Net income $ 9,583,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ 9,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ 8,450,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Depreciation and amortization 5,656,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 3,844,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 3,432,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Loss (gain) on dispositions, net 16,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness (420,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness  
Deferred income taxes 450,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes (43,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes (291,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes
Stock-based compensation 993,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 840,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 1,112,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Foreign currency adjustments (176,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax    
Contingent consideration   (1,020,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1  
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions      
Accounts receivable, net (2,291,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 697,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (1,510,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Inventories, net (3,164,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (1,300,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (228,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Prepaid expenses and other 772,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense (1,479,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense (189,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense
Accounts payable 410,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 754,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 437,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accrued liabilities and taxes payable (861,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities 1,192,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities 189,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Unearned revenues (572,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue 308,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue  
Net cash provided by operating activities 10,816,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 12,373,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 11,402,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Acquisitions (20,543,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (22,758,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (16,660,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Proceeds from disposition   661,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses  
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (2,828,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromProductiveAssets (1,041,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromProductiveAssets (908,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromProductiveAssets
Net cash used in investing activities (23,371,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (23,138,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (17,568,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flow from financing activities:      
Proceeds from the issuance of debt 23,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit 21,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit 11,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit
Payments on debt (13,250,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt (8,500,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt (7,000,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
Dividends (2,182,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (1,989,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (1,815,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 1,504,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 1,845,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 898,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Purchase and retirement of common stock   (22,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (102,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Net cash provided by financing activities 9,072,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 12,334,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 2,981,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (58,000)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations    
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (3,541,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations 1,569,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations (3,185,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 5,575,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 4,006,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 7,191,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2,034,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 5,575,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 4,006,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash paid during the year for:      
Income taxes 3,345,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 4,714,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 4,778,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Interest 499,000us-gaap_InterestPaid 133,000us-gaap_InterestPaid 116,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
Supplemental non-cash activity:      
Employee loans issued for exercise of stock options     203,000us-gaap_OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationGiven1
Repayment of employee loans for stock options 24,000us-gaap_NotesReduction 92,000us-gaap_NotesReduction 450,000us-gaap_NotesReduction
Contingent consideration as part of an acquisition $ 412,000mlab_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfBusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability $ 500,000mlab_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfBusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability $ 2,140,000mlab_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfBusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability