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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Pre Tax Income [Line Items]        
Pre-tax income from U.S. operations   $ 112,500,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 105,200,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 84,700,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
U.S. federal tax at statutory rate   35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Stock compensation expense   7,266,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 6,022,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost  
Employee and non-employee awards   52,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation    
Additional annual limitations   50% or greater change    
Percentage of change in ownership   50.00%mktx_PercentageOfChangeInOwnership    
Additional annual limitations period   3 years    
Capital loss on the sale   20,600,000mktx_CapitalLossCarryforwardAmount    
Capital loss carried back   1,200,000mktx_CapitalLossCarrybackDuringCurrentPeriod    
Reduction in income tax provision 6,700,000mktx_DecreaseInIncomeTaxProvision      
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefit reserve 3,600,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease      
Increase unrecognized tax benefits 3,100,000mktx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsAnticipatedIncreasesInLiability     3,100,000mktx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsAnticipatedIncreasesInLiability
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries   5,300,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, deferred tax liability   500,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings    
Foreign Country [Member]        
Schedule Of Pre Tax Income [Line Items]        
Pre-tax income from foreign operations   6,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
2,100,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
4,600,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
US Country [Member]        
Schedule Of Pre Tax Income [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 8,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
   
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration date   2021