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Income Taxes - Tax Loss Carryforwards (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
2016 | $ 36,411 meli_IncomeTaxLossCarryForwardInTwoYear
2017 | 4,794 meli_IncomeTaxLossCarryForwardInThreeYear
2018 | 39,327 meli_IncomeTaxLossCarryForwardInFourYear
Thereafter | 5,753,888 meli_IncomeTaxLossCarryforwardsThereafter
Without due dates | 2,921,115 meli_IncomeTaxLossCarryforwardWithoutDueDates
Total | $ 8,755,535 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards

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- Definition Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32559-109319 + Details
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