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Long Term Retention Plan (Long Term Retention Plans Accrued Compensation Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Long Term Retention Plan 2009 [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Long term retention plan | $ (12)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroZeroNineMember | $ (351)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroZeroNineMember
Long Term Retention Plan 2010 [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Long term retention plan | 120 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneZeroMember | (183)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneZeroMember
Long Term Retention Plan 2011 [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Long term retention plan | 142 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneOneMember | (101)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneOneMember
Long Term Retention Plan 2012 [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Long term retention plan | 185 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneTwoMember | (1)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneTwoMember
Long Term Retention Plan 2013 [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Long term retention plan | 842 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneThreeMember | 604 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneThreeMember
Long Term Retention Plan 2014 [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Long term retention plan | $ 1,059 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneFourMember | $ 798 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = meli_LongTermRetentionPlanTwoZeroOneFourMember

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- Definition Represents the compensation cost capitalized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, units, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (h)(1)(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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