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Common shares (Details) ¥ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) item | Nov. 21, 2012 shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) shares | Dec. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) shares | Dec. 31, 2013 CNY (¥) shares | Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2012 shares
Common shares [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance costs of common stock |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 5,802 |  |
Share repurchase program approved on May 4, 2014 and March 5, 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of share repurchase programs | item | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program authorized amount | ¥ | ¥ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average purchase price per share | $ / shares |  |  | $ 54.82 |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased value | ¥ |  |  |  | ¥ 169,500 |  |  |  |
Share repurchase programs, shares |  |  | 3,092,556 |  |  |  |  |
Class A common shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares (in shares) |  | 179,400,000 | 26,110,680 | 26,110,680 | 25,036,140 | 21,256,900 |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.00001 |  |  |  | $ 0.00001 |
Common shares, shares authorized |  |  | 10,000,000,000 |  |  | 10,000,000,000 | 10,000,000,000 |
Common shares, shares issued |  |  | 728,227,848 |  |  | 622,658,738 | 706,173,568 |
Common shares, shares outstanding |  |  | 728,227,848 |  |  | 622,658,738 | 706,173,568 |
Class A common shares [Member] | Share repurchase program approved on May 4, 2014 and March 5, 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average purchase price per share | $ / shares |  |  | $ 2.74 |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase programs, shares |  |  | 61,851,120 |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.00001 |  |  |  | $ 0.00001 |
Common shares, shares authorized |  |  | 1,000,000,000 |  |  | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
Common shares, shares issued |  |  | 369,557,976 |  |  | 485,831,386 | 427,352,696 |
Common shares, shares outstanding |  |  | 369,557,976 |  |  | 485,831,386 | 427,352,696 |
Common shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted |  | 548,408,914 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares [Member] | Class A common shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued |  |  | 57,794,720 | 57,794,720 | 58,478,690 | 422,001,838 |  |
Common shares, shares outstanding |  |  | 728,227,848 |  |  | 622,658,738 | 706,173,568 | 179,400,000
Common shares [Member] | Class B common shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued |  |  | 57,794,720 | 57,794,720 |  |  |  |
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted |  |  | 57,794,720 | 57,794,720 | 58,478,690 | 422,001,838 |  |
Common shares, shares outstanding |  |  | 369,557,976 |  |  | 485,831,386 | 427,352,696 | 907,833,224

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