Aggregate consideration from redeemable noncontrolling shareholders for purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest.

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Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.

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The gross value of stock issued during the period upon the conversion of convertible securities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
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-Section 50
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Amount of decrease to net income for accretion of temporary equity to its redemption value to derive net income apportioned to common stockholders.

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - Additional Information (Detail) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 CNY (¥) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥)
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]
Accretion recorded as increase to net income					$ 3	¥ 17	¥ (557)	¥ (329)
Preferred Stock
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]
Preferred stock, shares issued \| shares					0	0	0
iQIYI
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]
Preferred shares financing				$ 300
Accretion recorded as increase to net income					$ 61	¥ 400
iQIYI \| Convertible notes (the"iQIYI Notes") \| Preferred Stock
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]
Notes converted to preferred shares	$ 1,200
Xiaodu Life Technology Ltd
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]
Preferred shares financing		$ 100	$ 250
Preferred stock, shares issued \| shares		42,105,264	250,000,000