Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 28, 2016
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	LNKD
Entity Registrant Name	LINKEDIN CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001271024
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		119,170,524
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,559,083