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Net income per share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Allocation of Net Income Available to Common Shareholders using Two-Class Method | The following table shows how net income is allocated using the “if converted” method for earnings per common share for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |
Net income |  | $ | 72,652,771 |  |  | $ | 72,652,771 |  |  | $ | 117,526,263 |  |  | $ | 117,526,263 |  |  | $ | 101,346,147 |  |  | $ | 101,346,147 |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | (72,220 | ) |  |  | (72,220 | ) |  |  | (18,825 | ) |  |  | (18,825 | ) |  |  | (98,849 | ) |  |  | (98,849 | )
Change in redeemable amount of noncontrolling interest |  |  | (434,717 | ) |  |  | (434,717 | ) |  |  | 9,644 |  |  |  | 9,644 |  |  |  | 359,398 |  |  |  | 359,398 |
Net income attributable to MercadoLibre, Inc. Shareholders corresponding to common stock |  | $ | 72,145,834 |  |  | $ | 72,145,834 |  |  | $ | 117,517,082 |  |  | $ | 117,517,082 |  |  | $ | 101,606,696 |  |  | $ | 101,606,696 |
Net Income Per Share of Common Stock | Net income per share of common stock is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |  |  | Basic |  |  | Diluted |
Net income attributable to MercadoLibre, Inc. Shareholders per common share |  | $ | 1.63 |  |  | $ | 1.63 |  |  | $ | 2.66 |  |  | $ | 2.66 |  |  | $ | 2.30 |  |  | $ | 2.30 |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to MercadoLibre, Inc. Shareholders |  | $ | 72,145,834 |  |  | $ | 72,145,834 |  |  | $ | 117,517,082 |  |  | $ | 117,517,082 |  |  | $ | 101,606,696 |  |  | $ | 101,606,696 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average of common stock outstanding for Basic earnings per share |  |  | 44,153,884 |  |  |  | 44,153,884 |  |  |  | 44,152,600 |  |  |  | 44,152,600 |  |  |  | 44,147,861 |  |  |  | 44,147,861 |
Adjustment for stock options |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,977 |
Adjusted weighted average of common stock outstanding for Diluted earnings per share |  |  | 44,153,884 |  |  |  | 44,153,884 |  |  |  | 44,152,600 |  |  |  | 44,152,600 |  |  |  | 44,147,861 |  |  |  | 44,149,838 |

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