The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions								1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2022 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 24, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 24, 2021 CNY (¥)	Dec. 02, 2021	Nov. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of equity interest in the JV Company										$ 26,347	$ 0
Joint Venture
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of equity interest in the JV Company								$ 16,924
Ownership interest, percent			45.80%			48.80%	50.90%	48.80%	48.80%
Third Party Investor \| Joint Venture
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of equity interest in the JV Company	$ 80,000	¥ 509.0		$ 9,400	¥ 60.0			$ 16,900	¥ 108.0
Ownership interest sold, percent				1.10%	1.10%							2.10%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership interest, percent	42.20%	42.20%