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Fair value portion of guarantee, including, but not limited to, financial standby letter of credit, fair value guarantee, guarantee of collection of scheduled contractual cash flows from financial assets, and contracts that contingently require the guarantor to make payments or perform services.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
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Amount of funds committed to investment company from investors.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 205
-Section 50
-Paragraph 25
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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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Commitment and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)
Network Infrastructure and Buildings
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Capital commitments contracted not yet reflected in financial statements	¥ 560		$ 81
Obligations related to the entity's directors and officers
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Investment commitments	1,300	$ 183
Fair value of indemnification obligations related to the entity's directors and officers	¥ 0			¥ 0