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SHARE-BASED AWARDS (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 28, 2010
Mar. 31, 2013
Stock options          
Share-based awards          
Options granted, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)     $ 10.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Weighted average valuation assumptions          
Expected volatility (as a percent)     31.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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Expected term     6 years 1 month 6 days    
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)     1.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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Dividend yield (as a percent)     2.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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Activity in the entity's stock option plans          
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) 1,192,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Granted (in shares)   0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Exercised (in shares) (319,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Forfeited and expired (in shares) (21,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
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Outstanding, end of period (in shares) 852,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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1,192,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercisable (in shares) 815,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
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Weighted average exercise price          
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price, beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 21.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 21.10us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Forfeited and expired, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 23.17us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Outstanding, weighted average exercise price, end of period (in dollars per share) $ 21.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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$ 21.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 21.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Outstanding, weighted average contractual life 4 years 1 month 6 days        
Exercisable, weighted average contractual life 4 years        
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value (in dollars) $ 11,294us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
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Exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value (in dollars) $ 10,895us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
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2007 Plan          
Share-based awards          
Common stock initially available for future issuance (in shares) 2,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Additional shares of authorized for issuance       2,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized
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Number of separate incentive compensation programs 4matx_NumberOfSeparateIncentiveCompensationPrograms
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Number of share based compensation plans within the entity's incentive compensation programs 3matx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfShareBasedCompensationPlans
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2007 Plan | Discretionary Grant Program          
Share-based awards          
Minimum exercise price as a percentage of fair market value of common stock 100.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
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Exercisable period 3 years        
Expiration Term 10 years        
2007 Plan | Stock Issuance Program | Performance Vesting          
Share-based awards          
Average ROIC, period for measurement         3 years
TSR modifier, period for measurement         3 years
Weighted percentage of the entities comprising each index considered for calculation of total shareholder return         50.00%matx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageWeightOfEachIndexConsideredForTotalShareholderReturn
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Continuous service period for vesting of shares issuable on the basis of the performance-vesting criteria         3 years
2007 Plan | Stock options          
Activity in the entity's stock option plans          
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) 844,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercised (in shares) (187,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Outstanding, end of period (in shares) 657,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercisable (in shares) 620,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
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2007 Plan | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units | Stock Issuance Program          
Share-based awards          
Vesting period of awards granted 3 years        
2007 Plan | Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Stock Issuance Program          
Share-based awards          
Vesting period of awards granted 3 years        
2007 Plan | Restricted Stock Units          
Share-based awards          
Common stock initially available for future issuance (in shares) 8,700,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Common stock available for future issuance (in shares) 6,100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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Number of shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights 900,000matx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesToBeIssuedUponExerciseOfOutstandingOptionsWarrantsAndRights
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Options granted, weighted average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share) $ 23.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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2007 Plan | Restricted Stock Units | Automatic Grant Program          
Share-based awards          
Vesting period of awards granted 3 years        
1998 Plan | Stock options          
Activity in the entity's stock option plans          
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) 208,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercised (in shares) (70,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Forfeited and expired (in shares) (6,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
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Outstanding, end of period (in shares) 132,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercisable (in shares) 132,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
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Predecessor Plans 1998 Plan | Stock options          
Share-based awards          
Vesting period of awards granted 3 years        
Expiration Term 10 years        
Period of time within for an option to be exercised for eligibility for reload feature and new stock option grant 5 years        
Ratio to convert original option price under reload feature 1.5matx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardRatioToConvertOriginalOptionPriceUnderReloadFeature
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Activity in the entity's stock option plans          
Granted (in shares) 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Predecessor Plans 1998 Plan | Time-Based Restricted Stock Units          
Share-based awards          
Vesting period of awards granted 3 years        
Predecessor Plans 1998 Plan | Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units          
Share-based awards          
Vesting period of awards granted 1 year        
Predecessor Plan 1998 Directors' Plan | Stock options          
Share-based awards          
Number of shares that can be purchased with the annual option 8,000matx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAnnualOption
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Exercisable period 3 years        
Activity in the entity's stock option plans          
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) 140,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercised (in shares) (62,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Forfeited and expired (in shares) (15,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
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Outstanding, end of period (in shares) 63,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercisable (in shares) 63,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
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