Percentage of equity interest.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of all investments (debt, security, other) during the period.

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Significant restructuring transaction, mergers and acquisitions and equity investments- Not completed at balance sheet date (Details) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 CNY (¥)
Kaiyuan
Investment
Total investment consideration \| ¥					¥ 3,362
Percentage of equity interest acquired				100.00%	100.00%
Focus Media \| The Company and its affiliates
Investment
Equity interest (as a percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Total cash consideration \| ¥		¥ 11,600
Focus Media \| Entity controlled by the founder and chairman of Focus Media
Investment
Equity interest (as a percent)	23.00%	23.00%
Total cash consideration	$ 511
Entity controlled by the founder and chairman of Focus Media
Investment
Equity interest (as a percent)	10.00%	10.00%
Trendyol
Investment
Total investment consideration			$ 728
ZTO Express
Investment
Equity interest (as a percent)			8.00%
Total cash consideration			$ 1,100
Huitongda
Investment
Equity interest (as a percent)				20.00%	20.00%
Total cash consideration \| ¥					¥ 4,500
Shiji Retail
Investment
Equity interest (as a percent)				38.00%	38.00%
Total cash consideration				$ 486