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Other Expenses - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]      
Business development costs $ 42,891us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts $ 671us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts $ 35,140us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Business development expense, net of tax     21,242mlm_BusinessDevelopmentExpenseNetOfTax
Business development expense, per diluted share     $ 0.46mlm_BusinessDevelopmentExpensePerDilutedShare
Retirement and severance expenses     $ 3,885us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
Increase decrease in net earnings per diluted share due to retirement expenses     $ (0.05)mlm_IncreaseDecreaseInNetEarningsPerDilutedShareDueToRetirementAndExpenses