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Segment Reporting (Consolidated Net Revenues by Similar Products and Services) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 148,103,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet		$ 115,382,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
Marketplace [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues	94,762,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = meli_MarketplaceMember		83,442,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = meli_MarketplaceMember
Non-marketplace [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 53,341,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = meli_NonmarketplaceMember	[1]	$ 31,940,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = meli_NonmarketplaceMember	[1]
[1] Includes, among other things, Ad Sales, Real Estate, Motors, Financing Fees, Off-platform Payment Fees and other ancillary services.

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- Definition

Aggregate revenue during the period from services rendered in the normal course of business, after deducting allowances and discounts.

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