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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Direct costs arising from transactions with related parties who are not affiliates or joint Ventures. These costs are categorized as cost of goods sold.

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Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Transactions with Major Related Parties (Parenthetical) (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)	Apr. 12, 2018 shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost of revenue to related party	¥ 1,239,044	$ 194,433	¥ 1,111,729	¥ 1,565,850
Equity Investee \| Revenue Sharing Arrangement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, description of terms					The Group entered into a significant revenue sharing arrangement in 2018 and 2021 to become the exclusive sales agent for an equity investee and provided a minimum guarantee of RMB100,000 and RMB100,000 (US$15,692) of annual sales for a given period, respectively.
Provided minimum guarantee of annual sales for given period to related party	100,000	15,692			¥ 100,000
Cost of revenue to related party	125,052	19,623		67,358
Traffic Acquisition and Other Services \| Baidu
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost of revenue to related party	¥ 0	$ 0	¥ 0	¥ 479,497
Class B Ordinary Shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued	2,876,391,396	2,876,391,396	2,876,391,396
Class B Ordinary Shares \| Traffic Acquisition and Other Services \| Baidu
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued						36,860,691