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Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Aug. 06, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted $ 27.87us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 39.64us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue     
Options exercised 128,457us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised 153,014us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised 75,694us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised  
Option exercise price $ 26.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 13.23us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share options $ 5,452,347us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions      
Unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition 3 years 3 months 15 days      
Restricted shares granted 83,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod      
Converted to restricted shares $ 37.03noah_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsConvertedWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Conversion of Options to restricted shares | After Modification        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Option exercise price $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Conversion of Options to restricted shares | Before Modification        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Option exercise price $ 9.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Stock Options | Modification of Exercise Price | After Modification        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Option exercise price $ 12.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Stock Options | Modification of Exercise Price | After Modification | American Depositary Share        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Option exercise price $ 6.06us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Stock Options | Modification of Exercise Price | Before Modification        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Option exercise price $ 19.81us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Nonvested Stock Option | Modification of Exercise Price        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Incremental compensation cost related to plan modified 700,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationIncrementalCompensationCost
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Vested Stock Options | Modification of Exercise Price        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Incremental compensation cost related to plan modified 200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationIncrementalCompensationCost
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Restricted Stock        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition 1 year 11 months 9 days      
Total fair value of non-vested restricted shares 3,543,512us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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2,702,791us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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2,144,851us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted shares 4,526,236us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions
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Restricted Stock | Modification of Exercise Price        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Incremental compensation cost related to plan modified 200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationIncrementalCompensationCost
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    300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationIncrementalCompensationCost
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Unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition 2 years     2 years
Restricted shares granted 150,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Restricted Stock | Modification of Exercise Price | Independent Directors        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Restricted shares granted       19,375us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Restricted Stock | Modification of Exercise Price | After Modification        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Option exercise price $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Converted to restricted shares       $ 0noah_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsConvertedWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Restricted Stock | Modification of Exercise Price | Before Modification        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Option exercise price $ 5.58us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Converted to restricted shares       $ 37.03noah_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsConvertedWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Restricted Stock | Conversion of Options to restricted shares        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Incremental compensation cost related to plan modified $ 2,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationIncrementalCompensationCost
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Stock Incentive Plan 2008        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Maximum number of shares that may be issued as a percentage of outstanding stock 8.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfOutstandingStockMaximum
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Stock Incentive Plan 2010        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Maximum number of shares that may be issued as a percentage of outstanding stock 10.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfOutstandingStockMaximum
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Maximum number of shares that may be issued 2,315,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Stock Incentive Plan 2010 | Stock Options        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Stock incentive plans, term 10 years      
Vesting period for remaining the 75% of options granted 36 months      
Stock Incentive Plan 2010 | Stock Options | First anniversary of the grant date        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Stock incentive vesting ratably over the following 36 months 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Stock Incentive Plan 2010 | Stock Options | Vesting ratably over the following 36 months        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Stock incentive vesting ratably over the following 36 months 75.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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