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Segment Reporting (Allocation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets Based on Geography) (Details) (USD $) | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other countries goodwill and intangible assets | $ 88,225 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries |  | $ 91,828 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries |
Total goodwill and intangible assets | 88,378 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill |  | 92,000 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill |
United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
US intangible assets | 153 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasIntangibleAssetsInEntitysCountryOfDomicile / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |  | 172 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasIntangibleAssetsInEntitysCountryOfDomicile / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |
Argentina [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other countries goodwill and intangible assets | 12,975 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AR |  | 12,580 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AR |
Brazil [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other countries goodwill and intangible assets | 9,645 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR |  | 11,212 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR |
Mexico [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other countries goodwill and intangible assets | 20,929 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX |  | 21,734 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX |
Venezuela [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other countries goodwill and intangible assets | 7,480 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VE |  | 7,515 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_VE |
Other Countries [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other countries goodwill and intangible assets | $ 37,196 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_OtherCountriesMember | [1] | $ 38,787 meli_EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsInForeignCountries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = meli_OtherCountriesMember | [1]
[1] | Includes the acquisition of online classified advertisement company in Chile. See Note 6.

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