DEI Document	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 14, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	EBAY INC
Entity Trading Symbol	EBAY
Entity Central Index Key	0001065088
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,294,597,889