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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
U.S. statutory rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries $ 500,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries  
Unrecognized tax benefits 25,100,000mtsn_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsExcludingIncomeTaxInterestandPenaltiesAccrued  
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months 0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit  
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest on income taxes expense 100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense  
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest on income taxes accrued 100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued
Accruals for estimated penalties 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAccrued 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAccrued
Federal    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards 453,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
 
State    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards 97,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Canada | Foreign    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards 45,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
 
Germany | Foreign    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards 28,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
 
Research credit carryforward | Federal    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Tax credit carryforward 2,700,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember
 
Research credit carryforward | State    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Tax credit carryforward $ 4,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember