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Borrowings (Current) (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Borrowings (Current) (Narrative) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Jan. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 CNY (¥)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 CNY (¥)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 CNY (¥)
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate		4.70%		5.20%	5.20%			4.70%
Initial term of loan	1 year
One Year Secured Loan [Member] \| Bank of China [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount											$ 5,000,000		$ 14,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate											2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%
One Year Secured Loan [Member] \| Bank of China [Member] \| Transaction One [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount											$ 5,500,000
Debt instrument, interest rate											2.50%	2.50%
One Year Secured Loan [Member] \| Loans secured by restricted cash [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount											$ 5,600,000		$ 15,900,000
One Year Secured Loan [Member] \| Loans secured by restricted cash [Member] \| Transaction One [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount											$ 6,200,000
One Year Secured Loan [Member] \| Loans secured by restricted cash [Member] \| China, Yuan Renminbi [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount \| ¥												¥ 37,500,000		¥ 107,000,000
One Year Secured Loan [Member] \| Loans secured by restricted cash [Member] \| China, Yuan Renminbi [Member] \| Transaction One [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount \| ¥												¥ 42,000,000
Thirty Four Secured Loans Two [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Loan secured by accounts receivables				$ 66,800,000
Thirty Four Secured Loans Two [Member] \| China, Yuan Renminbi [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount \| ¥								¥ 1,350,000,000
Loan secured by accounts receivables \| ¥					¥ 450,000,000			¥ 1,948,900,000
Thirty Four Secured Loans Two [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount		$ 200,500,000
Debt instrument, interest rate		4.35%						4.35%
Loan secured by accounts receivables		$ 289,400,000
Repaid amount of loan		133,700,000
Accounts receivable released		$ 193,000,000
Thirty Four Secured Loans Two [Member] \| China, Yuan Renminbi [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Repaid amount of loan \| ¥			¥ 900,000,000
Accounts receivable released \| ¥			¥ 1,299,800,000
Three-month secured short-term loan [Member] \| Loans secured by restricted cash [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount									$ 44,600,000
Three-month secured short-term loan [Member] \| Loans secured by restricted cash [Member] \| China, Yuan Renminbi [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount \| ¥										¥ 300,000,000
Three-month secured short-term loan [Member] \| Standard Chartered Bank [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount									$ 45,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate									1.50%	1.50%
Nine-month secured short-term loan [Member] \| Loans secured by restricted cash [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount				$ 1,500,000
Nine-month secured short-term loan [Member] \| Loans secured by restricted cash [Member] \| China, Yuan Renminbi [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount \| ¥					¥ 10,000,000
Nine-month secured short-term loan [Member] \| Postal Savings Bank of China [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount						$ 14,900,000
Debt instrument, interest rate						4.35%	4.35%
Nine-month secured short-term loan [Member] \| Postal Savings Bank of China [Member] \| China, Yuan Renminbi [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregated principal amount \| ¥							¥ 100,000,000