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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (Time Based And Performance Based Shares, Employee, USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Time Based And Performance Based Shares | Employee
   
Share-based compensation    
Shares granted 226,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= matx_TimeBasedAndPerformanceBasedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= matx_EmployeeMember
 
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) $ 35.28us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= matx_TimeBasedAndPerformanceBasedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= matx_EmployeeMember
 
Total stock-based compensation cost $ 2.8us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= matx_TimeBasedAndPerformanceBasedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= matx_EmployeeMember
$ 1.8us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= matx_TimeBasedAndPerformanceBasedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= matx_EmployeeMember
Total unrecognized compensation cost $ 14.8us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= matx_TimeBasedAndPerformanceBasedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= matx_EmployeeMember
 
Unrecognized compensation cost over weighted-average period 2 years 2 months 12 days