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Net Income per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Net Income per Share [Abstract] |
Allocation of net income available to common shareholders using the two-class method |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |
Net income |  | $ | 19,637,038 |  |  | $ | 19,637,038 |  |  | $ | 14,057,634 |  |  | $ | 14,057,634 |
Net income attributable to Noncontrolling interests |  |  | (2,428 | ) |  |  | (2,428 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Change in redeemable amount of noncontrolling interest |  |  | 316,298 |  |  |  | 316,298 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net income attributable to MercadoLibre, Inc.corresponding to common stock |  | $ | 19,950,908 |  |  | $ | 19,950,908 |  |  | $ | 14,057,634 |  |  | $ | 14,057,634 |
Net income per share of common stock |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |
Net income attributable to MercadoLibre, Inc. per common share |  | $ | 0.45 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |  |  | $ | 0.32 |  |  | $ | 0.32 |
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Net income attributable to MercadoLibre, Inc. |  | $ | 19,950,908 |  |  | $ | 19,950,908 |  |  | $ | 14,057,634 |  |  | $ | 14,057,634 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average of common stock outstanding for Basic earnings per share |  |  | 44,142,076 |  |  |  | 44,142,076 |  |  |  | 44,131,383 |  |  |  | 44,131,383 |
Adjustment for stock options |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,720 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,474 |
Adjustment for shares granted under LTRP |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,810 |
Adjusted weighted average of common stock outstanding for Diluted earnings per share |  |  | 44,142,076 |  |  |  | 44,147,796 |  |  |  | 44,131,383 |  |  |  | 44,147,667 |

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