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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Definitive Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Software Development Company in Argentina [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Software Development Company in Argentina [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 22, 2013 Software Development Company in Argentina [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 22, 2013 Software Development Company in Argentina [Member] ARS | Dec. 15, 2014 Business Vision S.A. [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 15, 2014 Business Vision S.A. [Member] Customer Lists [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 15, 2014 Business Vision S.A. [Member] Non Solicitation Agreement [Member] USD ($)
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 81,219 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember |  |
Other net tangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 856,781 meli_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherTangibleAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 237,891 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_SoftwareDevelopmentCompanyInArgentinaMember |  | 938,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 563,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerListsMember | 427,976 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = meli_NonSolicitationAgreementsMember
Deferred tax assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (299,770)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxAssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember |  |
Goodwill | 68,828,504 us-gaap_Goodwill | 55,101,218 us-gaap_Goodwill | 60,366,063 us-gaap_Goodwill | 68,828,504 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_SoftwareDevelopmentCompanyInArgentinaMember | 55,101,218 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_SoftwareDevelopmentCompanyInArgentinaMember | 2,668,661 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_SoftwareDevelopmentCompanyInArgentinaMember |  | 3,139,343 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  |  |  | 2,906,552 meli_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNetAssetIncludingGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_SoftwareDevelopmentCompanyInArgentinaMember |  | 4,768,549 meli_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNetAssetIncludingGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember |  |
Escrow for employment relationship |  |  |  |  |  | 547,945 us-gaap_EscrowDeposit / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_SoftwareDevelopmentCompanyInArgentinaMember |  |  |  |
Aggregate price paid |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,454,497 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_SoftwareDevelopmentCompanyInArgentinaMember | 17,652,480 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_SoftwareDevelopmentCompanyInArgentinaMember | $ 4,768,549 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_BusinessVisionSaMember |  |

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