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The Company and Nature of Operations (Changyou's Business) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Apr. 17, 2020
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 835,576 | $ 749,890 | $ 673,803 |
TLBB PC [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 421,700 |  |  |
Legacy TLBB Mobile [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 79,500 |  |  |
Product Risk [Member] | Total revenues [Member] | TLBB PC [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of concentration risk | 50.00% |  |  |
Product Risk [Member] | Total revenues [Member] | Legacy TLBB Mobile [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of concentration risk | 10.00% |  |  |
Changyou [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Voting power held by the Company |  |  |  | 100.00%
Changyou [Member] | Sohu.com Limited [Member] | Changyou Merger [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Voting power held by the Company |  |  |  | 100.00%
Changyou [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Sohu.com Limited [Member] | Changyou Merger [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding equity capital held by the Company |  |  |  | 100.00%
Changyou [Member] | Product Risk [Member] | Online game revenues [Member] | TLBB PC [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of concentration risk | 66.00% |  |  |
Changyou [Member] | Product Risk [Member] | Online game revenues [Member] | Legacy TLBB Mobile [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of concentration risk | 12.00% |  |  |
Changyou [Member] | Product Risk [Member] | Total revenues [Member] | TLBB PC [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of concentration risk | 65.00% |  |  |
Changyou [Member] | Product Risk [Member] | Total revenues [Member] | Legacy TLBB Mobile [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of concentration risk | 12.00% |  |  |

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