Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]    
Product Warranty Accrual $ 0.1us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual $ 0us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable $ 0.1us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable $ 0.1us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
Percentage of Revenue from Company's Distributors 28.00%mxl_PercentageOfRevenueFromCompanysDistributors 29.00%mxl_PercentageOfRevenueFromCompanysDistributors
Term of Invoice of the Distributor 30 days