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Components of Income Tax (Detail) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 CNY | Dec. 31, 2013 CNY | Dec. 31, 2012 CNY
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Current income tax | $ 474,192 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 2,942,173 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 2,006,980 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 1,888,378 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income tax refund due to reduced tax rate | (2,829)us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions | (17,553)us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions | (508,686)us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions | (255,189)us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions
Adjustments of deferred tax assets due to reduced tax rates | 4,536 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAdjustmentOfDeferredTaxAssetLiability | 28,146 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAdjustmentOfDeferredTaxAssetLiability | 21,573 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAdjustmentOfDeferredTaxAssetLiability | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAdjustmentOfDeferredTaxAssetLiability
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | (116,300)bidu_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitExcludeAdjustmentsDueToReducedTaxRates | (721,594)bidu_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitExcludeAdjustmentsDueToReducedTaxRates | 309,063 bidu_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitExcludeAdjustmentsDueToReducedTaxRates | (59,030)bidu_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitExcludeAdjustmentsDueToReducedTaxRates
Taxation for the year | $ 359,599 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 2,231,172 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 1,828,930 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 1,574,159 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit

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