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Description of Business, Organization and Significant Concentrations and Risk - VIE Agreements - Additional Information (Details) - CNY (¥) |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 15, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Mar. 19, 2019 | Dec. 28, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018
ATA Education | ATA Intelligent Learning's nominee shareholders, Mr. Kevin Xiaofeng Ma, and Mr. Haichang Xiong |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  | ¥ 10,000,000 | ¥ 50,000,000 |  | ¥ 10,000,000
Term of loan |  | 10 years |  |  |
ATA Education | ATA Intelligent Learning's nominee shareholders, Mr. Kevin Xiaofeng Ma, and Mr. Haichang Xiong | Loan on March 15, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount | ¥ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
ATA Education | ATA Intelligent Learning's nominee shareholders, Mr. Kevin Xiaofeng Ma, and Mr. Haichang Xiong | Loan on December 28, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  |  | ¥ 9,000,000 |
ATA Education | ATA Intelligent Learning's nominee shareholders, Mr. Kevin Xiaofeng Ma, and Mr. Haichang Xiong | Loan Agreement On March192019 |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Loan amount |  | ¥ 40,000,000 |  |  |
ATA Intelligent Learning |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Registered capital |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |
Assets pledged or collateralized |  | ¥ 0 |  |  |
ATA Intelligent Learning | ATA Education |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest that can be acquired as per exclusive purchase option |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Term of agreement | 30 years |  |  |  |
Notice period prior to expiration of agreement |  | 30 days |  |  |
ATA Intelligent Learning | ATA Education | Exclusive technical consulting and services agreement |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Automatic renewal term of the agreement | 10 years |  |  |  |
Notice period prior to expiration of agreement | 3 months |  |  |  |
Mr. Kevin Xiaofeng Ma | ATA Intelligent Learning | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Legal ownership |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Mr. Kevin Xiaofeng Ma | ATA Intelligent Learning |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Legal ownership interest (as a percent) |  | 90.00% |  |  |
Mr. Haichang Xiong | ATA Intelligent Learning |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Legal ownership interest (as a percent) |  | 10.00% |  |  |

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