THE COMPANY (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2019 channel
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of business channels (in channels)	2

Number of business channels, consisting of the Company's primary portal outsourcing businesses and its software & services businesses.

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