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

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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32559-109319

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