Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 20, 2013	Jun. 29, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	MATERION Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001104657
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 470,643,775
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,460,312