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The installments of share options granted

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The number of shares contractually granted for awards under the equity-based compensation plan.

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The final amount of share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award options accrued fixed price.

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The initial amount of share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award options accrued fixed price.

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Price at which option holders acquired shares which is not exercisable in period but can conditionally be repurchased when converting their stock options into shares.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Amount of expense for employee benefit and equity-based compensation.

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Amount of noncash expense for share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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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.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Weighted average price at which option holders acquired shares when converting their stock options into shares.

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Fair value of options vested. Excludes equity instruments other than options, for example, but not limited to, share units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock.

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Sohu.com Limited Shareholders' Equity (Changyou 2019 Share Incentive Plan) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 17, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 02, 2021	Aug. 26, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense		$ 8,578	$ 14,480	$ 2,350
Changyou 2019 Share Incentive Plan [Member] \| Share Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options granted in period		954,500
Changyou [Member] \| Share Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options granted in period		5,443,000
Changyou [Member] \| Share Options [Member] \| Class A ordinary shares [Member] \| Changyou Merger [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise prices of option granted	$ 0.01
Changyou [Member] \| Changyou 2019 Share Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Toal share based compensation expense		$ 3,900	4,800
Total value of share options vested		$ 2,600	$ 2,600
Changyou [Member] \| Changyou 2019 Share Incentive Plan [Member] \| Class A ordinary shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation by share based payment arrangement options excercised exercise price per share	5.39
Changyou [Member] \| Changyou 2019 Share Incentive Plan [Member] \| Share Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Installments of share options granted		four equal installments
Award vesting period		4 years
Share-based compensation expense		$ 2,600
Changyou [Member] \| Changyou 2019 Share Incentive Plan [Member] \| Share Options [Member] \| Class A ordinary shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance							3,000,000
Changyou [Member] \| Changyou 2019 Share Incentive Plan [Member] \| Share Options [Member] \| Class A ordinary shares [Member] \| Changyou Merger [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award Options Not Exercisable in Period Conditionally Repurchased Price	5.39
Accrued fixed price, initial	5.39
Accrued fixed price, final	$ 5.39
Changyou [Member] \| Changyou 2019 Share Incentive Plan [Member] \| Share Options [Member] \| Class A ordinary shares [Member] \| Certain members of management and certain other employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares under contractually granted share options					600,000	1,909,000
Exercise prices of option granted					$ 0.01	$ 0.01