Other operating income (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2017 CNY (¥)
Other operating income.
Government grants		¥ 427,832	¥ 553,153	¥ 347,817
Claims income		96,388	101,778	68,993
Others		121,193	102,131	114,245
Total other operating income	$ 92,708	¥ 645,413	¥ 757,062	¥ 531,055

The total amount of other operating income, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, from items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operation.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116634182&loc=SL114868664-224227

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