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Segments - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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May 31, 2013 USD ($) | May 31, 2013 VEF | May 31, 2013 Caracas [Member] USD ($) ParkingSpaces StorageSpaces sqm | May 31, 2013 Caracas [Member] VEF ParkingSpaces StorageSpaces sqm | Oct. 09, 2014 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Centro San Ignacio, Caracas [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 09, 2014 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Centro San Ignacio, Caracas [Member] VEF | Dec. 31, 2014 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Centro San Ignacio, Caracas [Member] | Oct. 20, 2014 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Centro San Ignacio, Caracas [Member] VEF | Oct. 09, 2014 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Centro San Ignacio, Caracas [Member] VEF | Oct. 31, 2013 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Caracas [Member] USD ($) sqm | Oct. 31, 2013 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Caracas [Member] VEB | Oct. 31, 2013 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Caracas [Member] VEF
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of new office building |  |  | 1,158 meli_AreaOfNewOfficeBuilding / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 1,158 meli_AreaOfNewOfficeBuilding / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition agreement amount | $ 20,002,357 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount | 126,014,852 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount | $ 20,002,357 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 126,014,852 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | $ 3,400,000 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember | 170,600,000 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of parking space |  |  | 13 meli_NumberOfParkingSpaceInNewOfficeBuilding / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 13 meli_NumberOfParkingSpaceInNewOfficeBuilding / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of storage space |  |  | 4 meli_NumberOfStorageSpaceInNewOfficeBuilding / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 4 meli_NumberOfStorageSpaceInNewOfficeBuilding / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of office property acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,367 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 1,367 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 1,367 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember
Acquisition agreement amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,094,476 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaidInAdvance / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 328,195,200 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaidInAdvance / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 328,195,200 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaidInAdvance / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember
Line of credit facility amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,510,317 meli_AmountOfFundingFromLineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 85,115,000 meli_AmountOfFundingFromLineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 85,115,000 meli_AmountOfFundingFromLineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember
Agreement period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months | 12 months | 12 months
Line of credit facility interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.00%meli_LineOfCreditFundingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 13.00%meli_LineOfCreditFundingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember | 13.00%meli_LineOfCreditFundingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CaracasMember
Acquisition agreement amount paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51,200,000 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaid / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember | 85,300,000 meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaid / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember |  |  |
Acquisition agreement amount paid in percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00%meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaidInPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember | 50.00%meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaidInPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember |  |  |
Acquisition agreement, percentage of purchase price paid at transfer of ownership |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00%meli_AcquisitionAgreementPercentageOfPurchasePricePaidAtTransferOfPropertyOwnership / dei_LegalEntityAxis = meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember |  |  |  |  |

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