Allowance for credit losses on other current assets.

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- Definition

Prepayments and other assets.

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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on other current assets.

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Write-offs on other assets current.

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- Definition

Amount of allowance for credit loss for right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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-Publisher FASB
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Amount of writeoff of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, charged against allowance for credit loss.

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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Prepayments and Other Assets - Components of Current and Non-Current Portions of Prepayments and Other Assets (Parenthetical) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2020 CNY (¥)
Prepayments And Other Assets [Line Items]
Contract assets allowance for credit losses	¥ 14,721,000		¥ 9,275,000				$ 2,310,000
Prepayments and Other Assets
Prepayments And Other Assets [Line Items]
Contract assets allowance for credit losses	14,721,000		9,275,000				2,310,000
Provisions (reversal) charged against the allowance for credit losses	5,446,000	$ 855,000	(9,310,000)		¥ (14,253,000)
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses	0		0		¥ 0
Allowance for credit losses on other current assets	93,217,000		73,688,000				$ 14,628,000
Provisions (reversal) for credit losses on other current assets	¥ 19,529,000	3,065,000	¥ 73,688,000
Write-offs charged against the allowance \| $		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Cumulative Effect Period of Adoption [Member] \| ASU 2016-13 \| Prepayments and Other Assets
Prepayments And Other Assets [Line Items]
Contract assets allowance for credit losses								¥ 11,360,000