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Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of Investments at Amortized Cost and Fair Value

		As of December 31, 2016
		Cost or Amortized cost				Gross unrecognized holding gains				Gross unrecognized holding losses				Gross unrealized gains				Gross unrealized losses				Fair value
		RMB				RMB				RMB				RMB				RMB				RMB
		(In millions)
Short-term investments
Fixed-rate held-to-maturity investments			41,802				70				(4	)											41,868
Fixed-rate available-for-sale debt investments			14,353												31				(6	)			14,378
Adjustable-rate available-for-sale debt investments			14,674												313								14,987
Available-for-sale equity investments			33																(4	)			29
Other invested securities			7,686												62								7,748
Long-term investments
Available-for-sale equity investments			528																(31	)			497

		As of December 31, 2017
		Cost or Amortized cost				Gross unrecognized holding gains				Gross unrecognized holding losses				Gross unrealized gains				Gross unrealized losses				Fair value				Fair value
									RMB												RMB									RMB				RMB				RMB				RMB				US$
		(In millions)
Short-term investments
Fixed-rate held-to-maturity investments			48,666				47				(18	)											48,695				7,484
Fixed-rate  available-for-sale debt investments			29,550												477				(5	)			30,022				4,614
Adjustable-rate available-for-sale debt investments			10,589												104								10,693				1,643
Other invested securities			18,289												169				(108	)			18,350				2,820
Long-term investments:
Available-for-sale equity investments			2,077												742				(46	)			2,773				426
Investments accounted for at fair value			307												14								321				49

Ctrip.com International, Ltd

Equity Method Investments

The following tables set forth the summarized financial information of Ctrip:

		As of September 30,*
		2016				2017				2017
		RMB				RMB				US$
		(In millions)
Current assets			52,222				63,241				9,505
Non-current assets			83,336				99,986				15,028
Current liabilities			33,174				41,972				6,309
Non-current liabilities			31,128				37,590				5,650
Noncontrolling interests			3,678				1,935				291

		For the twelve months ended September 30,*
		2015				2016				2017				2017
		RMB				RMB				RMB				US$
		(In millions)
Total revenues			10,485				17,642				25,731				3,955
Gross profit			7,073				12,669				20,725				3,185
(Loss) income from operations			(115	)			(1,681	)			2,626				404
Net income (loss)			2,053				(2,177	)			2,282				351
Net income (loss) attributable to the investees			2,208				(2,000	)			2,284				351

* The Company adopted a one-quarter lag in reporting its share of equity income in Ctrip

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