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Segment Reporitng (Consolidated Net Revenues by Similar Products and Services) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 157,630	$ 148,103
Marketplace [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues		94,098	94,762
Non-marketplace [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenues	[1]	$ 63,532	$ 53,341
[1] Includes, among other things, Ad Sales, Real Estate, Motors, Financing Fees, Off-platform Payment Fees, Shipping Fees and other ancillary services.

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(d))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 1
-Article 5

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