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Commitments and Contingencies (Group as Defendant) (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practices and copyright infringement claim [Member]
Two affiliates of Baidu [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practices and copyright infringement claim [Member]
Two affiliates of Baidu [Member]
CNY
Oct. 31, 2012
Unfair competitive practices and copyright infringement claim [Member]
Two affiliates of Baidu [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2012
Unfair competitive practices and copyright infringement claim [Member]
Two affiliates of Baidu [Member]
CNY
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practices and copyright infringement claim [Member]
Two affiliates of Baidu [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2013
Unfair competitive practices claim, change user default settings [Member]
Two affiliates of Sogou Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2013
Unfair competitive practices claim, change user default settings [Member]
Two affiliates of Sogou Inc. [Member]
CNY
Jan. 31, 2015
Unfair competitive practices claim, blocking notifications of other type of software [Member]
Two affiliates of Sogou Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Unfair competitive practices claim, blocking notifications of other type of software [Member]
Two affiliates of Sogou Inc. [Member]
CNY
Oct. 31, 2013
Unfair competitive practices claim, blocking notifications of other type of software [Member]
Two affiliates of Sogou Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2013
Unfair competitive practices claim, blocking notifications of other type of software [Member]
Two affiliates of Sogou Inc. [Member]
CNY
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practices claim, blocking notifications of other type of software [Member]
Two affiliates of Sogou Inc. [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practice claim, issued pop-up notifications to block security software and made defamatory comments [Member]
Baidu [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practice claim, issued pop-up notifications to block security software and made defamatory comments [Member]
Baidu [Member]
CNY
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practice claim, showed negative information [Member]
Baidu [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practice claim, showed negative information [Member]
Baidu [Member]
CNY
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practice claim, set key words in pull-down menu of search results prompt box [Member]
Baidu [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Unfair competitive practice claim, set key words in pull-down menu of search results prompt box [Member]
Baidu [Member]
CNY
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                                          
Seeking value in damages           $ 16,100,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesAndCopyrightInfringementClaimMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_TwoAffiliatesOfBaiduMember
100,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesAndCopyrightInfringementClaimMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_TwoAffiliatesOfBaiduMember
  $ 7,300,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesClaimChangeUserDefaultSettingsMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_SogouMember
45,500,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesClaimChangeUserDefaultSettingsMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_SogouMember
    $ 8,100,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesClaimBlockingNotificationsOfOtherTypeOfSoftwareMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_SogouMember
50,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesClaimBlockingNotificationsOfOtherTypeOfSoftwareMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_SogouMember
  $ 1,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticeClaimIssuedPopUpNotificationsToBlockSecuritySoftwareAndMadeDefamatoryCommentsMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_BaiduMember
10,100,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticeClaimIssuedPopUpNotificationsToBlockSecuritySoftwareAndMadeDefamatoryCommentsMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_BaiduMember
$ 1,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticeClaimShowedNegativeInformationMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_BaiduMember
10,200,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticeClaimShowedNegativeInformationMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_BaiduMember
$ 1,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticeClaimSetKeyWordsInPullDownMenuOfSearchResultsPromptBoxMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_BaiduMember
10,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticeClaimSetKeyWordsInPullDownMenuOfSearchResultsPromptBoxMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_BaiduMember
Awarded value as damages       100,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesAndCopyrightInfringementClaimMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_TwoAffiliatesOfBaiduMember
500,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesAndCopyrightInfringementClaimMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_TwoAffiliatesOfBaiduMember
          800,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesClaimBlockingNotificationsOfOtherTypeOfSoftwareMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_SogouMember
5,100,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesClaimBlockingNotificationsOfOtherTypeOfSoftwareMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_SogouMember
                 
Accrual for contingency $ 900,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue $ 900,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue $ 0us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue         $ 100,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesAndCopyrightInfringementClaimMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_TwoAffiliatesOfBaiduMember
            $ 800,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= qihu_UnfairCompetitivePracticesClaimBlockingNotificationsOfOtherTypeOfSoftwareMember
/ qihu_OpposingSideAxis
= qihu_SogouMember