Business acquisition purchase price allocation net asset including goodwill.

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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Other Tangible Assets

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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-Topic 805

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Amount of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards that are expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014 Chile [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Chile [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Chile [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Mexico [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Mexico [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Mexico [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Chile [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Mexico [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Customer Lists [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Customer Lists [Member] Chile [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Customer Lists [Member] Mexico [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Software [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Software [Member] Chile [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Non Solicitation Agreement [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Non Solicitation Agreement [Member] Chile [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Trademarks [Member] Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Trademarks [Member] Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Chile [Member]	Apr. 08, 2014 Trademarks [Member] Online Classifieds Advertisement Companies in Chile and Mexico [Member] Mexico [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents										$ 1,020,950	$ 546,736	$ 474,214
Other net tangible assets / (liabilities)										(421,059)	2,306,226	(2,727,285)
Intangible assets													10,425,868	10,104,059	321,809	446,625	446,625	587,000	587,000	7,577,000	5,422,000	2,155,000
Deferred tax assets and liabilities										502,841	(245,484)	748,325
Goodwill	70,267,846	55,101,218	60,366,063	18,563,364	6,520,194	7,115,211	17,004,880	11,376,140	11,404,780	17,939,365	12,384,798	5,554,567
Purchase Price										$ 38,078,590	$ 31,551,960	$ 6,526,630