Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies - Products Shipped to International Destinations Representing Greater Than Ten Percent of Net Revenue (Details)

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies - Products Shipped to International Destinations Representing Greater Than Ten Percent of Net Revenue (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
China
Information about Revenue and Geographic Areas
Percentage of Revenue by Country	71.00%mxl_Mxl_PercentageOfRevenueGeneratedFromForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_CN	68.00%mxl_Mxl_PercentageOfRevenueGeneratedFromForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_CN	58.00%mxl_Mxl_PercentageOfRevenueGeneratedFromForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_CN
Taiwan
Information about Revenue and Geographic Areas
Percentage of Revenue by Country			12.00%mxl_Mxl_PercentageOfRevenueGeneratedFromForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_TW
Japan
Information about Revenue and Geographic Areas
Percentage of Revenue by Country			14.00%mxl_Mxl_PercentageOfRevenueGeneratedFromForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_JP