XML 101 R83.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.8.0.1

Intangible assets, net - Schedule of Weighted Average Amortization Periods of Intangible Assets (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets	11 years	11 years
Land use right [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets	30 years	30 years
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets	7 years	7 years
Non-compete agreement [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets	4 years	4 years
Technology (including right-to-use) [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets	8 years	8 years
Acquired computer software [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets	5 years	5 years
Internal use software development costs [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets	5 years	5 years
Online game licenses [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization periods of intangible assets	3 years	3 years

X

- Definition

Weighted average period before the next renewal or extension (both explicit and implicit) for intangible assets that have been renewed or extended, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (d)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetWeightedAveragePeriodBeforeNextRenewalOrExtension
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=xnet_LandUseRightMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=xnet_AcquiredComputerSoftwareMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=xnet_OnlineGameLicensesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: