2.2.0.25falsefalse0204 - Disclosure - Acquisitionstruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse7/1/2010 - 3/31/2011 USD ($) USD ($) / shares $Jul-01-2010_Mar-31-2011http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000067472duration2010-07-01T00:00:002011-03-31T00:00:00USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0molx_AcquisitionsAbstractmolxfalsenadurationAcquisitions.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringAcquisitions.falsefalseAcquisitions [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00<!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" --> <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note 4 - us-gaap:BusinessCombinationDisclosureTextBlock--> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>4. Acquisitions</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;On January&#160;10, 2011, we completed an asset acquisition of an active optical cable business for $24.6&#160;million and recorded goodwill of $14.3&#160;million. The purchase price includes contingent consideration up to $5.8&#160;million payable through fiscal 2013 upon the seller meeting certain criteria. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and subject to revision as more detailed analysis is completed and additional information about the fair value of assets and liabilities becomes available. </div> </div> <!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" --> <!-- Begin Block Tagged NotefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescription of a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure (including data and tables) regarding business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141 -Paragraph 51, 52 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number 88-16 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141R -Paragraph 67-73 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141R -Paragraph F4 -Subparagraph e -Appendix F falsefalseAcquisitions12AcquisitionsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue