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Amount of cash and cash equivalent. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposit with financial institution, and account with general characteristic of demand deposit. Cash equivalent includes, but is not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investment that is both readily convertible to known amount of cash and so near maturity that it presents insignificant risk of change in value because of change in interest rate.

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Amount of cash and cash equivalent, and cash and cash equivalent restricted to withdrawal or usage; attributable to continuing operation. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposit with financial institution, and account with general characteristic of demand deposit. Cash equivalent includes, but is not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investment that is both readily convertible to known amount of cash and so near maturity that it presents insignificant risk of change in value because of change in interest rate.

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The aggregate of all foreign interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposit liabilities.

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The total amount of investments that are intended to be held for an extended period of time (longer than one operating cycle).

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Amount of cash and cash equivalent restricted as to withdrawal or usage, classified as current. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposit with financial institution, and account with general characteristic of demand deposit. Cash equivalent includes, but is not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investment that is both readily convertible to known amount of cash and so near maturity that it presents insignificant risk of change in value because of change in interest rate.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of investments including trading securities, available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities, and short-term investments classified as other and current.

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,649	$ 3,670
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	13,114	9,867
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	16,763	13,537	$ 6,888	$ 4,699
Short-term investments	2,081	2,629
Long-term investments	1,715	1,764
Foreign deposits	77	74
U.S. government debt securities
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Short-term investments	1,420	1,519
Long-term investments	548	463
Foreign government debt securities
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Short-term investments	244	817
Long-term investments	636	836
Foreign government debt securities \| Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Long-term investments	229	473
Foreign debt securities
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Short-term investments	164	146
Time deposits
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Short-term investments	177	93
Corporate debt securities
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Short-term investments	76	54
Long-term investments	425	345
Securitization transactions
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Long-term investments	0	8
Equity securities at fair value
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Long-term investments	49	59
Equity securities held at cost
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Long-term investments	57	53
Brazil
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Deposited in brazilian federal government bonds	202	786
Cash in bank accounts and digital wallets
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1,511	2,182
Cash in bank accounts and digital wallets \| Brazil
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	11,174	7,865
Cash in bank accounts and digital wallets \| Argentina
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	360	394
Cash in bank accounts and digital wallets \| Mexico
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	39	127
Cash in bank accounts and digital wallets \| Chile
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	244	288
Money market
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1,159	856
Time deposits
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	979	570
Time deposits \| Mexico
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	853	682
Time deposits \| Chile
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	46	44
U.S. government debt securities
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	46
Foreign government debt securities
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	16
Long-term investments	11	9
Securitization transactions
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	311	387
Money market (held for Meli Dólar holders) \| Argentina
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	67	50
Cash in bank accounts and digital wallets (held for Meli Dólar holders) \| Bermuda
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	11	12
Other restricted cash and cash equivalents
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	9	18
Guarantee of line of credit \| Uruguay \| Foreign government debt securities
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Short-term investments	16	9
Restricted Cash, Mandatory Guarantee To Operate, Futures Contracts \| Brazil \| Foreign government debt securities
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Long-term investments	$ 12	$ 8