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Balance Sheet Details - Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Property and equipment, Gross | $ 16,347,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 27,734,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (10,836,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (15,293,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | |
| Property and equipment, net | 5,511,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 12,441,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | |
| Production Mask Impairment Charge | 1,100,000mxl_ProductionMaskImpairmentCharge | 1,100,000mxl_ProductionMaskImpairmentCharge | |
| Furniture and fixtures [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Useful life | 5 years | ||
| Property and equipment, Gross |
346,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember |
735,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember |
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| Machinery and equipment [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Property and equipment, Gross |
9,488,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember |
12,695,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember |
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| Machinery and equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Useful life | 3 years | ||
| Machinery and equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Useful life | 5 years | ||
| Masks and production equipment [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Useful life | 2 years | ||
| Property and equipment, Gross |
4,764,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = mxl_MasksAndProductionEquipmentMember |
8,672,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = mxl_MasksAndProductionEquipmentMember |
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| Software [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Useful life | 3 years | ||
| Property and equipment, Gross |
743,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember |
905,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember |
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| Leasehold improvements [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Property and equipment, Gross |
924,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember |
4,451,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember |
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| Leasehold improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Useful life | 4 years | ||
| Leasehold improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Useful life | 5 years | ||
| Construction in progress [Member] | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Property and equipment, Gross |
82,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember |
276,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember |
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| CALIFORNIA | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Incentive to Lessee |
$ 2,000,000us-gaap_IncentiveToLessee / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_CA |
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Impairment charge reflected in cost of net revenue resulting from a previously capitalized production mask for which future use is no longer expected. No definition available.
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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the deferred charge for an incentive or inducement granted by a lessor to a lessee, in order to motivate the lessee to enter the lease agreement, which incentive or inducement is to be recognized as a reduction of rental revenue over the lease term. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. No definition available.
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