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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
Schedule of accounts notes loans and financing receivable | Accounts receivable, net, as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |
Accounts receivable, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 94,528 |  |  | $ | 94,908 |
Less: Allowance for credit losses |  |  | (7,007 | ) |  |  | (12,358 | )
|  | $ | 87,521 |  |  | $ | 82,550 |
Accounts receivable current overdue details | The following table presents the aging analysis of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 (in thousands):
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |
Less than 179 days |  | $ | 78,805 |  |  | $ | 79,155 |
180-359 days |  |  | 7,569 |  |  |  | 7,437 |
360 days and greater |  |  | 8,154 |  |  |  | 8,316 |
Total |  |  | 94,528 |  |  |  | 94,908 |
Accounts receivable allowance for credit loss | The movement of allowance for credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 was as follows (in thousands):
|  | For the year ended December 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |
Balance at the beginning of year |  | $ | 7,574 |  |  | $ | 3,956 |  |  | $ | 7,007 |
Changes on initial application of ASU 2016-13 (1) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 3,383 |  |  |  | 0 |
Additional allowance for credit losses, net of recoveries |  |  | 4,724 |  |  |  | 2,419 |  |  |  | 6,292 |
Write-offs |  |  | (8,237 | ) |  |  | (3,231 | ) |  |  | (1,155 | )
Exchange difference |  |  | (105 | ) |  |  | 480 |  |  |  | 214 |
Balance at the end of year |  |  | 3,956 |  |  |  | 7,007 |  |  |  | 12,358 |
Estimated useful lives of fixed assets |
Fixed Assets |  | Estimated Useful Lives (years)
Office buildings |  | 36-47
Leasehold improvements |  | Lesser of term of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the assets
Vehicles |  | 4
Office furniture |  | 5
Computer equipment and hardware |  | 4-5
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets |
Intangible Assets |  | Estimated Useful Lives (years)
Purchased video content |  | 1 month to 2 years
Computer software |  | 1-5
Developed technologies |  | 3-10
Domain names and trademarks |  | 4-30
Operating rights for licensed games |  | over the contract terms
ASC 606 [Member] |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
Revenues disaggregated by products and services |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2019 (in thousands) |
|  | Sohu |  |  | Changyou |  |  | Total |
Brand advertising: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sohu Media Portal |  | $ | 94,692 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 94,692 |
Sohu Video |  |  | 34,529 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 34,529 |
Focus |  |  | 32,120 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 32,120 |
17173.com Website |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 13,715 |  |  |  | 13,715 |
Online games: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PC games |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 267,752 |  |  |  | 267,752 |
Mobile games |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 172,718 |  |  |  | 172,718 |
Other games |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 432 |  |  |  | 432 |
Others |  |  | 57,082 |  |  |  | 763 |  |  |  | 57,845 |
Total |  | $ | 218,423 |  |  |  | 455,380 |  |  |  | 673,803 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2020 (in thousands) |
|  | Sohu |  |  | Changyou |  |  | Total |
Brand advertising: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sohu Media Portal |  | $ | 86,293 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 86,293 |
Sohu Video |  |  | 25,312 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 25,312 |
Focus |  |  | 23,281 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 23,281 |
17173.com Website |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 11,640 |  |  |  | 11,640 |
Online games: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PC games |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 353,737 |  |  |  | 353,737 |
Mobile games |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 182,947 |  |  |  | 182,947 |
Others |  |  | 66,658 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 66,680 |
Total |  | $ | 201,544 |  |  |  | 548,346 |  |  |  | 749,890 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2021 (in thousands) |
|  | Sohu |  |  | Changyou |  |  | Total |
Brand advertising: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sohu Media Portal |  | $ | 75,408 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 75,408 |
Sohu Video |  |  | 26,803 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 26,803 |
Focus |  |  | 22,013 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 22,013 |
17173.com Website |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 10,743 |  |  |  | 10,743 |
Online games: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PC games |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 469,332 |  |  |  | 469,332 |
Mobile games |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 168,893 |  |  |  | 168,893 |
Others |  |  | 62,382 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 62,384 |
Total |  | $ | 186,606 |  |  |  | 648,970 |  |  |  | 835,576 |

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