From the MongoDB documentation:
Update operations can increase the size of the document. If a document outgrows its current allocated record space, MongoDB must allocate a new space and move the document to this new location.
To reduce the number of moves, MongoDB includes a small amount of extra space, or padding, when allocating the record space. This padding reduces the likelihood that a slight increase in document size will cause the document to exceed its allocated record size.
You can read more about it here.