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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     1,158meli_AreaOfNewOfficeBuilding
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
1,158meli_AreaOfNewOfficeBuilding
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
               
Acquisition agreement amount $ 20,002,357meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount 126,014,852meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount $ 20,002,357meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
126,014,852meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
$ 3,400,000meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember
170,600,000meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember
           
Number of parking space     13meli_NumberOfParkingSpaceInNewOfficeBuilding
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
13meli_NumberOfParkingSpaceInNewOfficeBuilding
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
               
Number of storage space     4meli_NumberOfStorageSpaceInNewOfficeBuilding
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
4meli_NumberOfStorageSpaceInNewOfficeBuilding
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
               
Area of office property acquired                   1,367us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
1,367us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
1,367us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
Acquisition agreement amount                   52,094,476meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaidInAdvance
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
328,195,200meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaidInAdvance
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
328,195,200meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaidInAdvance
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
Line of credit facility amount                   13,510,317meli_AmountOfFundingFromLineOfCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
85,115,000meli_AmountOfFundingFromLineOfCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CaracasMember
85,115,000meli_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               51,200,000meli_AcquisitionAgreementAmountPaid
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= meli_VenezuelanSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= meli_CentroSanIgnacioCaracasMember
85,300,000meli_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