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Subsequent Events | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Subsequent Events | 12. Subsequent events Business acquisition s On April 1, 2015, through its subsidiaries Ebazar.com.br Ltda. and MercadoLivre.com Atividades de Internet Ltda. the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of KPL S oluções Ltda. an e-commerce management company in Brazil. As of the acquisition date we paid $15.8 million in cash and will pay up to an additional $9.5 million upon the achievement of certain performance t argets by the acquired company during 2015 and 2016. Additionally, on April 22, 2015, through its subsidiaries MercadoLibre, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Deremate.com de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Metros Cúbicos, S.A. de C.V., which operates an online classified advertisements platform dedicated to the sale of real estate in México through the site named metroscubicos. At the acquisition date, the Company paid the total price of $27.0 million in cash to the sellers, and $3.0 million was transferred to an escrow trust for a period of 24 months to warrant all covenants and obligations assumed by the sellers in the stock purchase agreement. As of the date of issuance of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements, the initial accounting for these business combinations have not been yet completed.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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