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Income Taxes - Composition of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Deferred tax assets |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 8,278,013 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts | $ 8,210,283 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
Unrealized net losses on investments | 42,783 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedLossesOnTradingSecurities |
Property and equipment | 2,636,124 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 147,263 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 953,842 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsAccountsPayableAndAccruedExpenses | 2,014,026 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsAccountsPayableAndAccruedExpenses
Payroll and social security payable | 5,407,562 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsPayrollAndSocialSecurityPayable | 3,960,481 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsPayrollAndSocialSecurityPayable
Foreign exchange effect | 7,526,669 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedCurrencyLosses | 22,714 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedCurrencyLosses
Taxes payable | 354,272 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxesPayable | 1,058,659 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxesPayable
Goodwill | 519,432 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwill |
Provisions | 4,946,080 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseProvisions | 3,553,360 meli_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseProvisions
Foreign tax credit | 4,327,796 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign | 668,659 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign
Tax loss carryforwards | 2,611,877 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards | 2,451,524 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Total deferred tax assets | 37,604,450 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross | 22,134,898 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowance | (4,531,232)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | (3,089,113)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total deferred tax assets, net | 33,073,218 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet | 19,045,785 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities |  |
Unrealized net gains on investments |  | (10,767)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedGainsOnTradingSecurities
Property and equipment | (3,233,145)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (2,883,458)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Outside basis dividends | (4,327,796)meli_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOutsideBasisDividends | (668,659)meli_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOutsideBasisDividends
Convertible notes and Capped Call | (8,367,701)meli_DeferredTaxAssetsConvertibleNotesAndCappedCall |
Other liabilities |  | (11,237)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Total deferred tax liabilities | (20,390,561)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities | (5,339,359)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Net deferred tax assets | 12,682,657 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet | 13,706,426 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Customer Lists [Member] |  |
Deferred tax assets |  |
Customer lists |  | 47,929 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
Deferred tax liabilities |  |
Deferred tax liabilities intangible assets | (2,618,827)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerListsMember | (45,963)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
Non-Compete Agreement [Member] |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |
Deferred tax liabilities intangible assets | (265,670)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember | (26,019)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Trademarks [Member] |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |
Deferred tax liabilities intangible assets | $ (1,577,422)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember | $ (1,693,256)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksMember

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