Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes (Details)

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Effective tax rate     0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Deferred tax assets $ 3,580us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet   $ 3,580us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet  
Basis difference in foreign subsidiaries 9,308mpet_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesBasisDifferenceinForeignSubsidiaries   9,308mpet_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesBasisDifferenceinForeignSubsidiaries  
Income tax expense 43us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 43us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Montana | State        
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Income tax expense $ 43us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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  $ 43us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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