Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ACQUISITIONS (Details Narrative)

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ACQUISITIONS (Details Narrative) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Cash $ 9,477,969us-gaap_Cash $ 5,082,569us-gaap_Cash $ 5,410,628us-gaap_Cash $ 3,610,262us-gaap_Cash
Clouding Corp [Member]        
Cash 1,400,000us-gaap_Cash
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= MARA_CloudingCorpMember
     
Stock price $ 11.24us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionSharePrice
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= MARA_CloudingCorpMember
     
Selene Communication Technologies [Member]        
Stock price $ 9.80us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionSharePrice
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= MARA_SeleneCommunicationTechnologiesMember
     
IP Liquidity [Member]        
Promissory note issued 2,375,000us-gaap_NotesIssued1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= MARA_IPLiquidityMember
     
Contingent note maximum amount 2,850,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInNotesPayableCurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= MARA_IPLiquidityMember
     
Payment agreement, unmet 249,375us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= MARA_IPLiquidityMember
     
Promissory note, current balance 2,850,000us-gaap_NotesPayableCurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= MARA_IPLiquidityMember
     
Consideration paid 6,653,078us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= MARA_IPLiquidityMember
     
Clouding Corp [Member]        
Promissory note issued 1,000,000us-gaap_NotesIssued1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_CloudingCorpMember
     
Restricted stock issued, shares 25,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockSharesIssuedNetOfSharesForTaxWithholdings
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_CloudingCorpMember
     
Restricted stock issued, value 281,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockValueSharesIssuedNetOfTaxWithholdings
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_CloudingCorpMember
     
Recoveries revenue payable 50.00%us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionRate
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_CloudingCorpMember
     
Fair value of common stock issued 281,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_CloudingCorpMember
     
Earn out liability booked 2,148,000us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionOtherLiabilitiesAssumed1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_CloudingCorpMember
     
Selene Communication Technologies [Member]        
Fair value of common stock issued 980,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_SeleneCommunicationTechnologiesMember
     
Sarif Biomedical [Member]        
Promissory note issued 250,000us-gaap_NotesIssued1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_SarifBiomedical1Member
     
Contingent note maximum amount 300,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInNotesPayableCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_SarifBiomedical1Member
     
Payment agreement, unmet 26,250us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_SarifBiomedical1Member
     
Consideration paid 552,024us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_SarifBiomedical1Member
     
CyberFone [Member]        
Impairment loss 2,144,488us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_CyberFoneMember
     
Fair value of common stock issued 2,280,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_CyberFoneMember
     
Dynamic Advances [Member]        
Promissory note issued 2,375,000us-gaap_NotesIssued1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_DynamicAdvancesMember
     
Contingent note maximum amount 2,850,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInNotesPayableCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_DynamicAdvancesMember
     
Payment agreement, unmet 249,375us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_DynamicAdvancesMember
     
Promissory note, current balance 2,850,000us-gaap_NotesPayableCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_DynamicAdvancesMember
     
Consideration paid 6,653,078us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_DynamicAdvancesMember
     
Medtech Entities [Member]        
Promissory note issued 9,000,000us-gaap_NotesIssued1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_MedtechEntitiesMember
     
TLI Communications LLC [Member]        
Recoveries revenue payable 50.00%us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionRate
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_TLICommunicationsLLCMember
     
Fair value of common stock issued $ 818,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_TLICommunicationsLLCMember
     
Stock price $ 13.63us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionSharePrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_TLICommunicationsLLCMember
     
Common stock issued 60,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= MARA_TLICommunicationsLLCMember