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Employee Defined Combination Plan - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Amounts incurred for employee defined contribution plan	¥ 4.1	$ 643	¥ 2.7	¥ 3.2

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- Definition

Full time employees of the Group in the PRC participate in a government mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees.The line item represents the total amounts expensed as incurred for such employee defined contribution plan.

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