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Share-based Compensation (Narrative of Nonvested Shares) (Details)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 23 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2010
Nonvested shares [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Nonvested shares [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Nonvested shares [Member]
CNY
Dec. 31, 2013
Nonvested shares [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Nonvested shares [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Nonvested shares [Member]
Co-founders [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2011
2006 Share Plan [Member]
Sino Honor Limited [Member]
Feb. 28, 2011
2006 Share Plan [Member]
Strengthen Goal Limited [Member]
Dec. 31, 2007
2006 Share Plan [Member]
Nonvested shares [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
2006 Share Plan [Member]
Nonvested shares [Member]
12 months after start of vesting period [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
2006 Share Plan [Member]
Nonvested shares [Member]
24 months after start of vesting period [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
2006 Share Plan [Member]
Nonvested shares [Member]
36 months after start of vesting period [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
2006 Share Plan [Member]
Nonvested shares [Member]
48 months after start of vesting period [Member]
Jan. 19, 2006
2006 Share Plan [Member]
Nonvested shares [Member]
Young Vision [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Ordinary shares allocated as equity incentive pool                           18,086,101us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Nonvested shares granted   2,734,139us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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2,734,139us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
    1,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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= qihu_CoFoundersMember
    9,951,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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Nonvested shares, shares, issued during period 3,517,544qihu_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitionsAndShareBasedCompensationArrangement
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Ordinary shares in equity pool, transferred between shareholders             11,826,000qihu_OrdinarySharesInEquityPoolTransferredBetweenShareholders
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= qihu_EmployeeShareVestingSchemeMember
/ qihu_ShareholdersAxis
= qihu_SinoHonorLimitedMember
5,550,654qihu_OrdinarySharesInEquityPoolTransferredBetweenShareholders
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= qihu_EmployeeShareVestingSchemeMember
/ qihu_ShareholdersAxis
= qihu_StrengthenGoalLimitedMember
           
Percentage of aggregate number of options will be vested                   15.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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= us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember
20.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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= qihu_EmployeeShareVestingSchemeMember
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= us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheThreeMember
30.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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35.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
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= qihu_EmployeeShareVestingSchemeMember
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= qihu_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheFiveMember
 
Aggregate repurchase price of nonvested shares under repurchase arrangement     1.00qihu_AggregateRepurchasePriceOfNonvestedSharesUnderRepurchaseArrangement
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Nonvested shares granted, repurchase arrangement   (a) in all, on or before the second anniversary of the start of vesting period; (b) 50% of otherwise vested nonvested shares, after the second anniversary but before the fourth anniversary of the start of vesting period; or (c) no shares, after the fourth anniversary of the start of vesting period. (a) in all, on or before the second anniversary of the start of vesting period; (b) 50% of otherwise vested nonvested shares, after the second anniversary but before the fourth anniversary of the start of vesting period; or (c) no shares, after the fourth anniversary of the start of vesting period.                      
Allocated share-based compensation expense   $ 77,364us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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  $ 99,166us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
$ 23,608us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
$ 57,027us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= qihu_CoFoundersMember
               
Total fair value of the nonvested shares vested during period   39,476us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
  70,980us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
8,361us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
                 
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense relating to nonvested share   $ 104,592us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
                       
Period for recognition of unrecognized share-based compensation expense (in years)   2 years 11 months 9 days 2 years 11 months 9 days