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Compensation Plan for Outside Directors - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Jun. 09, 2013 | Jun. 09, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jun. 09, 2011
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-Adjustable Board Service Award, cash payment | $ 50,000 meli_PaymentsForNonAdjustableBoardServiceAward | $ 43,826 meli_PaymentsForNonAdjustableBoardServiceAward | $ 37,703 meli_PaymentsForNonAdjustableBoardServiceAward |  | $ 32,436 meli_PaymentsForNonAdjustableBoardServiceAward
Adjustable Award of company's share | 70,000 meli_FixedCashAmountUsedForCalculatingAdjustableAward | 58,435 meli_FixedCashAmountUsedForCalculatingAdjustableAward | 50,271 meli_FixedCashAmountUsedForCalculatingAdjustableAward |  | 43,248 meli_FixedCashAmountUsedForCalculatingAdjustableAward
Trading day period | 30 days |  |  | 30 days |
Audit Committee [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual cash compensation to outside directors in addition to existing director amount | 21,913 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_AuditCommitteeMember | 21,913 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_AuditCommitteeMember | 18,852 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_AuditCommitteeMember |  | 16,218 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_AuditCommitteeMember
Compensation Committee [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual cash compensation to outside directors in addition to existing director amount | 17,531 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_CompensationCommitteeMember | 17,531 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_CompensationCommitteeMember | 15,081 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_CompensationCommitteeMember |  | 12,974 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_CompensationCommitteeMember
Nominating Committee [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual cash compensation to outside directors in addition to existing director amount | 7,304 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_NominatingCommitteeMember | 7,304 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_NominatingCommitteeMember | 6,284 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_NominatingCommitteeMember |  | 5,406 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_NominatingCommitteeMember
Lead Independent Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual cash compensation to outside directors in addition to existing director amount |  | 14,609 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_LeadIndependentDirectorMember | 12,568 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_LeadIndependentDirectorMember |  | 10,812 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_LeadIndependentDirectorMember
Corporate Governance Committee [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual cash compensation to outside directors in addition to existing director amount | $ 14,609 meli_AnnualCashCompensationToOutsideDirectorsInAdditionToExistingDirectorAmount / us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis = meli_CorporateGovernanceCommitteeMember |  |  |  |

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