2.4.0.8121 - Disclosure - Issuance of Debt (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseP01_01_2013To06_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000826683duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_DebtDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Debt Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2merr_ScheduleOfDebtInstrumentMaturityValueTableTextBlockmerr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalselabel1falsefalsefalse00 <table border="0" style="clear:both;width:100%; table-layout:fixed;"> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </table> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> On July 8, 2013, while interest rates remain un-changed, the Secured Notes&#8217; maturity dates were extended as follows:</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> &#160;</div> <div style="clear:both; 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