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Network
2401408 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Long-lived assets by geographic location) (Details)
(http://www.maxwell.com/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAndSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesLongLivedAssetsByGeographicLocationDetails)
TableSchedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000319815 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
2015-12-31
2014-12-31
Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]
United StatesChinaSwitzerlandGeographical [Domain]United StatesChinaSwitzerlandGeographical [Domain]United StatesChinaSwitzerlandGeographical [Domain]
Total
19,267,000  
1,477,000  
5,376,000  
26,120,000  
22,267,000  
4,148,000  
6,021,000  
32,436,000  
28,013,000  
4,991,000  
5,663,000  
38,667,000