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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (Senior Unsecured Credit Facilities, USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 12, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Remaining borrowing capacity $ 101,357,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity  
Borrowings outstanding 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit  
Amount of outstanding letter of credit 3,934,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount  
Key Bank Credit Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   $ 200,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= mrcy_KeyBankCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= mrcy_SeniorUnsecuredCreditFacilitiesMember