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Accounts Receivable - Net (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Accounts Receivable - Net [Abstract] |  |  |
Accounts receivable - trade | $ 62,171,000 us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent | $ 58,766,000 us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent |
Allowance for bad debts | (629,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent | (854,000)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent |
Customer allowances earned | (7,221,000)mpaa_CustomerAllowancesEarned | (9,088,000)mpaa_CustomerAllowancesEarned |
Customer payment discrepancies | (852,000)mpaa_CustomerPaymentDiscrepancies | (577,000)mpaa_CustomerPaymentDiscrepancies |
Customer returns RGA issued | (7,029,000)mpaa_CustomerReturnsRgaIssued | (5,809,000)mpaa_CustomerReturnsRgaIssued |
Customer core returns accruals | (21,641,000)mpaa_CustomerCoreReturnsAccrualsCurrent | (20,155,000)mpaa_CustomerCoreReturnsAccrualsCurrent |
Less: total accounts receivable offset accounts | (37,372,000)mpaa_TotalAccountsReceivableOffsetAccounts | (36,483,000)mpaa_TotalAccountsReceivableOffsetAccounts |
Total accounts receivable - net | 24,799,000 us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet | 22,283,000 us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet |
Warranty Returns [Abstract] |  |  |
Warranty accrual included in customer returns RGA issued | 3,746,000 mpaa_WarrantyAccrualIncludedInCustomerReturnsRgaIssued | 2,407,000 mpaa_WarrantyAccrualIncludedInCustomerReturnsRgaIssued |
Warranty return estimate included in customer finished goods returns accrual | 7,158,000 mpaa_WarrantyAccrualIncludedInCustomerFinishedGoodsReturnsAccrual | 5,632,000 mpaa_WarrantyAccrualIncludedInCustomerFinishedGoodsReturnsAccrual |
Change in warranty return accrual [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 8,039,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | 6,205,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | 4,426,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Charged to expense | 65,469,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | 56,284,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | 48,948,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued
Amounts processed | (62,604,000)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (54,450,000)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (47,169,000)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Balance at end of period | $ 10,904,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 8,039,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 6,205,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual

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- Definition Represents the estimated future credits to be provided for Used Cores returned by the customers. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amounts due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph a, b -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount due from customers or clients for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.5) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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- 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
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