- Definition

The number of securities classified as temporary equity that have been sold (or granted) to the entity's shareholders. Securities issued include securities outstanding and securities held in treasury. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable. Includes any type of security that is redeemable at a fixed or determinable price or on a fixed or determinable date or dates, is redeemable at the option of the holder, or has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. If convertible, the issuer does not control the actions or events necessary to issue the maximum number of shares that could be required to be delivered under the conversion option if the holder exercises the option to convert the stock to another class of equity. If the security is a warrant or a rights issue, the warrant or rights issue is considered to be temporary equity if the issuer cannot demonstrate that it would be able to deliver upon the exercise of the option by the holder in all cases. Includes stock with put option held by ESOP and stock redeemable by holder only in the event of a change in control of the issuer.

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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES (Details) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock USD ($)	Jul. 07, 2011 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Tencent and Matrix USD ($)	Jul. 07, 2011 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Tencent and Matrix CNY	Jul. 07, 2011 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Tencent and Matrix USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2013 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Tencent and Kingsoft USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2013 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Tencent and Kingsoft CNY	Jun. 24, 2013 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Tencent and Kingsoft USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred share issues (in shares)		0	102,409,639			102,409,639		0	122,495,531			122,495,531
Preferred share par value per share		$ 0.000025	$ 0.000025			$ 0.18142076		$ 0.000025	$ 0.000025			$ 0.42615738
Preferred share issues, consideration				$ 18,579	120,237		321,965			$ 52,202	322,541
Features of Convertible Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Conversion ratio	1cmcm_TemporaryEquityConversionRatio