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Balance Sheet Details - Deferred Revenue and Deferred Profit (Detail)

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Balance Sheet Details - Deferred Revenue and Deferred Profit (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]    
Deferred revenue-rebates $ 43mxl_DeferredRevenueRebates $ 21mxl_DeferredRevenueRebates
Deferred revenue - distributor transactions 5,512mxl_DeferredRevenueDistributorTransactions 5,585mxl_DeferredRevenueDistributorTransactions
Deferred cost of net revenue - distributor transactions (1,922)us-gaap_DeferredCostsCurrent (1,994)us-gaap_DeferredCostsCurrent
Deferred revenue and deferred profit $ 3,633mxl_DeferredRevenueAndDeferredProfit $ 3,612mxl_DeferredRevenueAndDeferredProfit