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STATUTORY RESERVES AND RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
STATUTORY RESERVES AND RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Minimum percentage of after-tax profit required to be transferred to general reserve till such reserve reaches specified percentage of registered capital	10.00%
General reserve as a percentage of registered capital up to which after-tax profit of PRC subsidiaries and VIEs shall be transferred	50.00%
Discretionary appropriations to enterprise expansion reserve, staff welfare and bonus reserve	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Amount of restricted net assets of subsidiaries and VIE not available for distribution	$ 6,266

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Amount of discretionary appropriations made to enterprise expansion reserve, staff welfare and bonus reserve.

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Represents the level of the general reserve fund balance as a percentage of registered capital for entities incorporated in the People's Republic of China which must be attained before mandatory transfers to the reserve are no longer required.

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Represents the minimum percentage of net profit as reported in the PRC statutory accounts required to be appropriated towards the general reserve fund for entities doing business in the People's Republic Of China.

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Amount of restricted net assets of consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e)(3)(ii))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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