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Long Term Retention Plan - Long Term Retention Plan Additional Compensation Payable in Cash and Shares (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Year 1 (2008): | 17.00%meli_LongTermRetentionPlanAdditionalCompensationPayableInCashAndSharesYearOne
Year 2 (2009): | 22.00%meli_LongTermRetentionPlanAdditionalCompensationPayableInCashAndSharesYearTwo
Year 3 (2010): | 27.00%meli_LongTermRetentionPlanAdditionalCompensationPayableInCashAndSharesYearThree
Year 4 (2011): | 34.00%meli_LongTermRetentionPlanAdditionalCompensationPayableInCashAndSharesYearFour

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