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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Accounting standards recently adopted (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 01, 2018 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2017 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥) | Jan. 02, 2018 CNY (¥)
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ 825,355 |  | ¥ 4,803,527 |  | ¥ 5,674,731 | ¥ 5,334,521
Inventories |  | 780,759 |  | 6,960,251 |  | 5,368,106 | 6,061,610
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances from customers (Including advances from customers of the consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries without recourse to the Company of RMB965,275 and RMB751,615 as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively) |  | 214,258 |  | 2,339,914 |  | 1,473,134 | 1,273,990
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  | 801,775 |  | 3,537,151 |  | 5,512,605 | 4,059,058
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  | 1,150,083 |  | 5,602,681 |  | 7,907,396 | 5,779,051
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  | 12,293,499 | ¥ 84,523,948 | 72,912,313 | ¥ 56,591,302 |  |
Cost applicable to revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenues |  | 9,810,920 | 67,454,981 | 56,618,471 | 42,994,688 |  |
Operating and income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense |  | 82,409 | 566,604 | 626,140 | 601,828 |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 310,301 | 2,133,472 | 1,892,433 | 1,992,767 |  |
Product revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  | 11,855,178 | 81,510,275 | 71,171,653 | 55,281,900 |  |
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  | $ 438,321 | 3,013,673 | ¥ 1,740,660 | ¥ 1,309,402 |  |
ASU 2016-01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative-effect adjustment | ¥ 400 |  |  |  |  |  |
ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting standards issued but not adopted |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact and estimates a material increase of lease-related assets and liabilities |  |  | 451,400 |  |  |  |
Balances Without Adoption of Topic 606 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost applicable to revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenues |  |  | 66,508,966 |  |  |  |
Operating and income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense |  |  | 520,985 |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  | 1,896,447 |  |  |  |
Balances Without Adoption of Topic 606 | Product revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  | 80,343,367 |  |  |  |
Balances Without Adoption of Topic 606 | Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  | 2,951,922 |  |  |  |
Balances Without Adoption of Topic 606 | ASU 2014-09 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  |  |  |  |  | 5,138,714 |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  | 6,488,200 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances from customers (Including advances from customers of the consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries without recourse to the Company of RMB965,275 and RMB751,615 as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively) |  |  |  |  |  | 2,871,523 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 4,935,318 |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 7,670,370 |
Adjustments Due to Topic 606 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 530,994
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  | (898,641)
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances from customers (Including advances from customers of the consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries without recourse to the Company of RMB965,275 and RMB751,615 as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,065,924)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 521,907
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 176,370
Cost applicable to revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenues |  |  | 946,015 |  |  |  |
Operating and income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense |  |  | 45,619 |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  | 237,025 |  |  |  |
Adjustments Due to Topic 606 | Product revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  | 1,166,908 |  |  |  |
Adjustments Due to Topic 606 | Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  | ¥ 61,751 |  |  |  |
Adjustments Due to Topic 606 | ASU 2014-09 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  |  |  |  |  | 536,017 |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  | (1,120,094) |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advances from customers (Including advances from customers of the consolidated VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries without recourse to the Company of RMB965,275 and RMB751,615 as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,398,389) |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 577,287 |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 237,026 |

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