XML 147 R114.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.22.1

VIEs (VIEs Consolidated within Sohu Group, Basic Information for Principal VIEs) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of loans due from related parties	$ 7.6
VIEs [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Registered capital and PRC statutory reserves	$ 45.1
High Century [Member] | Dr. Charles Zhang [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	80.00%
High Century [Member] | Wei Li [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
Heng Da Yi Tong [Member] | Dr. Charles Zhang [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	80.00%
Heng Da Yi Tong [Member] | Wei Li [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
Sohu Internet [Member] | High Century [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Donglin [Member] | Sohu Internet [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Xiufeng Deng [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%
Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Xuemei Zhang [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%
Focus Interactive [Member] | Heng Da Yi Tong [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Guangzhou Qianjun [Member] | Tianjin Jinhu [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Gamease [Member] | High Century [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Shanghai ICE [Member] | Gamease [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Guanyou Gamespace [Member] | Changyou Star [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%

X

- Definition

The amount of registered capital and PRC statutory reserves of Variable Interest Entity as defined in the regulations.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	sohu_VariableInterestEntityRegisteredCapitalAndPrcStatutoryReserves
Namespace Prefix:	sohu_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Definition

For an unclassified balance sheet, reflects the carrying amount of unpaid loan amounts due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(e))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableRelatedParties
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

X

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123419778&loc=SL6759159-111685

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_BeijingCenturyHighTechInvestmentCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_DrCharlesZhangMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_WeiLiMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_BeijingHengDaYiTongInformationTechnologyCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_BeijingSohuInternetInformationServiceCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_BeijingCenturyHighTechInvestmentCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_BeijingSohuDonglinAdvertisingCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_BeijingSohuInternetInformationServiceCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_TianjinJinhuCultureDevelopmentCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_XiufengDengMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_XuemeiZhangMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_BeijingFocusInteractiveInformationServiceCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_BeijingHengDaYiTongInformationTechnologyCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_GuangzhouQianjunNetworkTechnologyCo.Ltd.Member
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_TianjinJinhuCultureDevelopmentCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_BeijingGameaseAgeDigitalTechnologyCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_ShanghaiIceInformationTechnologyCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_BeijingGameaseAgeDigitalTechnologyCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis=sohu_BeijingGuanyouGamespaceDigitalTechnologyCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	sohu_ShareholdersOfLegalEntityAxis=sohu_BeijingChangyouStarDigitalTechnologyCoLtdMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: