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Pensions and Other Post-Employment Benefits (Details 6) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of fair value of company's defined benefit pension plan Level 3 assets    
Beginning balance $ 5,884mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs $ 4,836mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
Actual return:    
On assets still held at reporting date (406)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld 1,183us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld
On assets sold during the period (20)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod 229us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod
Purchases, sales and settlements 6,371us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPurchasesSalesAndSettlements (364)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPurchasesSalesAndSettlements
Ending balance 11,829mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs 5,884mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
Multi-strategy hedge funds [Member]    
Summary of fair value of company's defined benefit pension plan Level 3 assets    
Beginning balance 5,467mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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= us-gaap_HedgeFundsMultistrategyMember
4,191mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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= us-gaap_HedgeFundsMultistrategyMember
Actual return:    
On assets still held at reporting date (505)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_HedgeFundsMultistrategyMember
1,276us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld
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= us-gaap_HedgeFundsMultistrategyMember
On assets sold during the period 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod
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Purchases, sales and settlements 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPurchasesSalesAndSettlements
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPurchasesSalesAndSettlements
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Ending balance 4,962mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_HedgeFundsMultistrategyMember
5,467mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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= us-gaap_HedgeFundsMultistrategyMember
Private equity funds [Member]    
Summary of fair value of company's defined benefit pension plan Level 3 assets    
Beginning balance 417mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
645mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
Actual return:    
On assets still held at reporting date (14)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
(93)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld
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= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
On assets sold during the period (20)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod
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= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
229us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod
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= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
Purchases, sales and settlements (129)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPurchasesSalesAndSettlements
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= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
(364)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPurchasesSalesAndSettlements
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
Ending balance 254mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
417mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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= us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
Pooled Investment Fund [Member]    
Summary of fair value of company's defined benefit pension plan Level 3 assets    
Beginning balance 0mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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= mtrn_PooledInvestmentFundMember
0mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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= mtrn_PooledInvestmentFundMember
Actual return:    
On assets still held at reporting date 113us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld
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= mtrn_PooledInvestmentFundMember
0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld
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= mtrn_PooledInvestmentFundMember
On assets sold during the period 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod
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Purchases, sales and settlements 6,500us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPurchasesSalesAndSettlements
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPurchasesSalesAndSettlements
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Ending balance $ 6,613mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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$ 0mtrn_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssetsWithUnobservableInputs
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