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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Estimated Useful lives of Fixed Assets | Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the term of the related lease, as follows:
Office building |  | –  43 to 45 years
Office building related facility, machinery and equipment |  | –  10 to 15 years
Computer equipment |  | –  3 to 5 years
Office equipment |  | –  3 to 5 years
Vehicles |  | –  5 years
Leasehold improvements |  | –  over the shorter of lease terms or estimated useful lives of the assets
Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Economic Lives from Date of Purchase | Intangible assets have weighted average useful lives from the date of purchase as follows:
Trademarks |  | – 11 years
Technology |  | – 5 years
Intellectual property right |  | – 8 years
Online literature |  | – 9 years
Others |  | – 13 years

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the characteristics, including initial carrying value, residual amount, weighted average useful life, of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the period by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482665/350-30-50-1 + Details
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