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Convertible Senior Notes - Additional Information (Detail) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / ADS | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 CNY (¥) | Jun. 30, 2019 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / ADS | Jun. 30, 2020 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥) $ / ADS
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of notes payable |  |  | $ 6,500 |  |  |  | ¥ 45,923 | ¥ 43,519
Debt Carrying Amount Net of unamortized debt discount |  |  | 6,466 |  |  |  | 45,681 | ¥ 43,309
Interest coupon and amortization of the discount on the liability component |  |  | 222 | ¥ 1,571 | ¥ 1,498 |  |  |
Debt maturities repayments |  |  | 750 |  |  |  | 5,200 |
Debt maturities repayments |  |  | 1,200 |  |  |  | ¥ 8,400 |
iQIYI 2023 Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount | $ 750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, maturity date | Dec. 01, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, put date |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 01, 2021 |  |
Conversion rate of convertible notes, ADS per US$1,000 | 37.1830 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate | 7.04% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of liability component |  |  | $ 750 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining Accretion Period |  |  | 1 year 5 months 1 day | 1 year 5 months 1 day |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Interest Payment | interest is payable semi-annually |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
iQIYI 2023 Convertible Notes | Call Option [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount | $ 68 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Call option cap price | $ / ADS | 38.42 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
iQIYI 2025 Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount |  | $ 1,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, maturity date |  |  | Apr. 01, 2025 | Apr. 01, 2025 |  |  |  |
Debt, put date |  |  | Apr. 01, 2023 | Apr. 01, 2023 |  |  |  |
Conversion rate of convertible notes, ADS per US$1,000 |  |  | 33.0003 | 33.0003 |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  |  | 6.01% |  |  |  | 6.01% |
Principal amount of liability component |  |  | $ 1,200 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining Accretion Period |  |  | 2 years 9 months | 2 years 9 months |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Interest Payment |  | interest is payable semi-annually |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
iQIYI 2025 Convertible Notes | Call Option [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 85 |  |
Call option cap price | $ / ADS |  |  |  |  |  | 40.02 |  | 40.02
iQIYI The 2023 Convertible Notes and The 2025 Convertible Notes collectively |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of notes payable |  |  | $ 2,000 |  |  |  | ¥ 13,800 | ¥ 13,600
Unamortized debt discount |  |  | 153 |  |  |  | 1,100 | 1,300
Carrying amount of equity component |  |  | 191 |  |  |  | 1,300 | 1,300
Debt Carrying Amount Net of unamortized debt discount |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  | ¥ 12,700 | ¥ 12,300
iQIYI The 2023 Convertible Notes and The 2025 Convertible Notes collectively | Senior Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest coupon and amortization of the discount on the liability component |  |  | $ 56 | ¥ 399 | ¥ 274 |  |  |

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