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	Feb. 28, 2011 shares	Jan. 31, 2010 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ¥ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2007 shares	Jan. 19, 2006 shares
Nonvested shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested shares granted			3,779,124
Nonvested shares, shares, issued during period		3,517,544
Aggregate repurchase price of nonvested shares under repurchase arrangement \| ¥ / shares				¥ 1
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.
Total fair value of the nonvested shares vested during period \| $			$ 68,913		$ 39,476	$ 70,980
Allocated share-based compensation expense \| $			99,006		$ 77,364	$ 99,166
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense relating to nonvested share \| $			$ 108,550	¥ 108,550
Period for recognition of unrecognized share-based compensation expense (in years)			2 years 5 months 16 days
Nonvested shares [Member] \| Co-founders [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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2006 Share Plan [Member] \| Strengthen Goal Limited [Member]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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