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Intangible assets, net (Schedule of Weighted Average Amortization Periods of Intangible Assets) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Domain names [Member]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets
Weighted average amortization period	15 years	15 years
Technology [Member]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets
Weighted average amortization period		5 years
Software [Member]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets
Weighted average amortization period	4 years	4 years
Operating rights [Member]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets
Weighted average amortization period	2 years	1 year
License [Member]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets
Weighted average amortization period	15 years

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- Definition

Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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