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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended
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Apr. 22, 2015 | Apr. 01, 2015
MercadoLibre, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Deremate.com de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. [Member] | Metros Cúbicos, S.A. de C.V. [Member] |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Escrow period | 24 months |
Subsequent Events [Member] | Ebazar.com.br Ltda. And MercadoLivre.com [Member] | KPL Soluções Ltda [Member] |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Acquired percentage of shares |  | 100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_KplSoluesLtdaMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = meli_Ebazar.com.brLtda.AndMercadolivre.comMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Business acquisition, cash paid |  | $ 15,800,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_KplSoluesLtdaMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = meli_Ebazar.com.brLtda.AndMercadolivre.comMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Business acquisition, possible additional cash payment |  | 9,500,000 meli_PossibleAdditionalPaymentsForBusinessAcquisition / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_KplSoluesLtdaMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = meli_Ebazar.com.brLtda.AndMercadolivre.comMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Subsequent Events [Member] | MercadoLibre, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Deremate.com de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. [Member] | Metros Cúbicos, S.A. de C.V. [Member] |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Acquired percentage of shares | 100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_MetrosCbicosS.a.DeC.v.Member / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = meli_MercadolibreS.DeR.l.DeC.v.AndDeremate.comDeMxicoS.DeR.l.DeC.v.Member / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Business acquisition, cash paid | 27,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_MetrosCbicosS.a.DeC.v.Member / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = meli_MercadolibreS.DeR.l.DeC.v.AndDeremate.comDeMxicoS.DeR.l.DeC.v.Member / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Escrow Deposit | 3,000,000 us-gaap_EscrowDeposit / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = meli_MetrosCbicosS.a.DeC.v.Member / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = meli_MercadolibreS.DeR.l.DeC.v.AndDeremate.comDeMxicoS.DeR.l.DeC.v.Member / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |

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