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Long-term Investments (Details 2) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) | Aug. 31, 2013 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥) LimitedPartnership | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) LimitedPartnership | Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥) LimitedPartnership | Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)
Investments in equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration in cash |  |  | ¥ 345,662,000 | $ 52,975 | ¥ 450,695,000 | ¥ 272,451,000
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  | 3,743,590,000 |  | 3,551,545,000 |
Fair value (loss)/gain of equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  | 720,600,000 |  | 763,200,000 | (215,800,000)
Equity investments without readily determinable fair value |  |  |  |  |  |
Upward adjustments to the carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair value |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Investment income/(losses), net |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity share of earnings (losses) |  |  | 172,500,000 |  | 4,300,000 | (98,300,000)
Equity investments without readily determinable fair value |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain related to the disposal of the Group's investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair value |  |  | ¥ 36,100,000 |  | 86,100,000 | 0
Yixin |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired | 35.00% | 27.00% |  |  |  |
Consideration in cash | ¥ 127,500,000 | ¥ 200,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Limited partnership invested to operate online game business |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregated cash consideration |  |  |  |  | ¥ 680,500,000 |
Number of limited partnerships invested | LimitedPartnership |  |  | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Limited partnerships invested to operate online game business, one |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration in cash |  |  | ¥ 68,100,000 |  |  |
Limited partnerships invested to operate online game business, two |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration in cash |  |  | 39,100,000 |  |  |
Limited partnerships invested to operate online game business, three |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration in cash |  |  | 109,500,000 |  |  |
Alibaba |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  | 2,720,100,000 |  |  |
Huatai |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  | 481,500,000 |  |  |
Cash dividends received |  |  | 12,700,000 |  | ¥ 12,700,000 | 12,700,000
Shenzhen Transsion Holding Limited |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments with readily determinable fair values |  |  | 542,000,000.0 |  |  |
Certain of equity investments | Investment income/(losses), net |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments without readily determinable fair value |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment provision related to certain of the equity investments |  |  | ¥ 55,600,000 |  | ¥ 168,400,000 | ¥ 133,600,000

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