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Net Income Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (2.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014
2.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Net Income Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = meli_TwoPointTwoFivePercentageConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember | 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = meli_TwoPointTwoFivePercentageConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember | 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = meli_TwoPointTwoFivePercentageConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
Debt instrument, maturity year | 2019 | 2019 |

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