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Income Taxes - Difference Between the Company's Reported Provision for Income Taxes and the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
U.S. federal tax at statutory rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State and local taxes - net of federal benefit 4.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 4.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 2.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Credits and deductions related to research activities (1.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (3.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch  
Release of previously unrecognized tax benefits     (7.50%)mktx_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationReleaseOfPreviouslyUnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Other, net (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsOther   1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsOther
Provision for income taxes 36.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 36.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 30.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations