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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Product
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]      
Number of products 3mgrc_NumberOfProducts    
Number of reportable segments 4us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments    
Impairments of long-lived assets $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
Period for warranties for rental equipment 90 days    
Period for warranties for equipment manufactured 1 year    
Property, plant and equipment depreciation expenses 7,600,000us-gaap_Depreciation 7,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation 7,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Capitalized in internal use of software 400,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet 3,500,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet  
Total advertising expenses 2,400,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 2,400,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 2,500,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance    
Estimated useful life (In years), Customer relationships 11 years    
Goodwill and trade name intangible assets 33,500,000mgrc_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsIncludingGoodwill 33,400,000mgrc_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsIncludingGoodwill  
Goodwill and intangible assets impairment charge 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment
Unbilled receivables related to end-of-lease services 21,100,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent 18,900,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent  
Period for credit risk identified 30 days    
Estimated fair value notes payable 122,900,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure 104,600,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure  
Recorded fair value of notes payable $ 120,000,000mgrc_RecordedFairValueOfNotesPayable $ 100,000,000mgrc_RecordedFairValueOfNotesPayable