XML 38 R28.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.23.3

Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
--- | ---
Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets of Company's Argentinean Subsidiaries | The following table sets forth the assets, liabilities and net assets of the Company’s Argentine subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs, before intercompany eliminations, as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| September 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
| (In millions)
Assets | $ | 3,936 |  |  | $ | 3,238 |
Liabilities | 2,601 |  |  | 2,419 |
Net assets | $ | 1,335 |  |  | $ | 819 |
Schedule of Net Revenues and Net Income Before Income Tax of Company's Subsidiaries | The following table provides information relating to net revenues and direct contribution (see Note 8 of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for definition of direct contribution) for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 of the Company’s Argentine subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |  | Three Months Ended September 30,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions) |  | (In millions)
Net revenues | $ | 2,317 |  |  | $ | 1,787 |  |  | $ | 825 |  |  | $ | 675 |
Direct contribution | 1,028 |  |  | 719 |  |  | 384 |  |  | 299 |

X
- Definition Assets liabilities and net assets of company's subsidiaries. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | meli_AssetsLiabilitiesAndNetAssetsOfCompanysSubsidiariesTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | meli_
Data Type: | dtr-types1:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Schedule Of Net Revenues And Net Income Before Income Tax Of Company's Subsidiaries + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | meli_ScheduleOfNetRevenuesAndNetIncomeBeforeIncomeTaxOfCompanysSubsidiariesTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | meli_
Data Type: | dtr-types1:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration