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Segment Reporting (Consolidated Net Revenues by Similar Products and Services) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Jun. 30, 2018

Jun. 30, 2019

Jun. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]

Net revenues

$ 545,242

$ 335,377

$ 1,019,012

$ 656,353

Enchanced Marketplace [Member]

Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]

Net revenues

^[1]

288,298

156,202

541,333

296,897

Non-marketplace [Member]

Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]

Net revenues

^[2],[3]

256,944

179,175

477,679

359,456

Payment fees

$ 221,226

$ 143,915

$ 408,191

$ 288,678

[1]	Includes Final Value Fees and Shipping fees.
[2]	Includes $408,191 thousands and $288,678 thousands of Payment Fees for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Includes an amount of $221,226 thousands and $143,915 thousands of Payment Fees for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
[3]	Includes, among other things, Ad Sales, Classified Fees, Payment Fees and other ancillary services.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
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