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Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Summary of Performance of Share Activity (Detail) (Performance Shares [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Performance Shares [Member]
     
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share pay-out at plan 29,678mktx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPerformanceSharesPlannedPayout
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
42,908mktx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPerformanceSharesPlannedPayout
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
44,843mktx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPerformanceSharesPlannedPayout
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Actual share pay-out in following year 25,228mktx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPerformanceSharesActualPayout
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
46,340mktx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPerformanceSharesActualPayout
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
41,481mktx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsPerformanceSharesActualPayout
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Fair value per share on grant date $ 63.07us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
$ 35.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
$ 30.64us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember