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Subsequent Events (Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Narrative) (Details)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Vesting period 3 years      
Minimum        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Performance Factor 0.00met_PerformanceFactor
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Maximum        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Performance Factor 2.00met_PerformanceFactor
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Performance Shares        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Vesting period 3 years      
Performance Factor 1.01met_PerformanceFactor
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    0.80met_PerformanceFactor
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Vested in period 1,551,570us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
     
Performance Shares | Minimum        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Performance Factor       0.0met_PerformanceFactor
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Future Performance Factor 0.00met_FuturePerformanceFactor
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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Performance Shares | Maximum        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Performance Factor       2.0met_PerformanceFactor
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Future Performance Factor 1.75met_FuturePerformanceFactor
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Performance Units        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Performance Factor 1.01met_PerformanceFactor
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= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
     
Vested in period 129,734us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
     
Subsequent Event [Member] | Minimum        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Future Performance Factor   0.00met_FuturePerformanceFactor
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
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Subsequent Event [Member] | Maximum        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Future Performance Factor   1.75met_FuturePerformanceFactor
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Subsequent Event [Member] | Performance Shares        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Vested in period   1,756,839us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Issued in period     1,774,407us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Subsequent Event [Member] | Performance Units        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Paid in period     131,031met_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPaidInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
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