The amount of registered capital and PRC statutory reserves of VIEs used to solely settle obligations of VIEs.

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Schedule of Subsidiaries, VIEs and Subsidiaries of VIEs [Line Items]

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Amount of share capital of VIE.

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Threshold of accumulated retained earnings when VIE may pay dividend to ordinary shareholders

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The amount of accumulated financial or other support the reporting entity has provided (explicitly or implicitly) to the Variable Interest Entity (VIE) that it was not previously contractually required to provide or that the reporting entity intends to provide, including, for example, situations in which the reporting entity assisted the VIE in obtaining another type of support.

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) shares owned by the noncontrolling shareholder.

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

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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)
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Organization and Principal Activities - Exclusive Technical Licensing and Service Agreements (Details) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Consolidated VIEs
Subsidiaries, VIEs and Subsidiaries of VIEs
Registered capital and PRC statutory reserves of the consolidated VIEs used to solely settle obligations of the VIEs and subsidiaries of the VIEs		¥ 32.8	$ 4.7
Meowpaw
Subsidiaries, VIEs and Subsidiaries of VIEs
Share capital of VIE	¥ 1.0
Percentage of shares held by the group	75.00%
Percentage of shares held by the noncontrolling shareholder	25.00%
Long-term financial and other support provided to VIE		¥ 79.0	$ 11.5	¥ 79.0	$ 11.5
Threshold of accumulated retained earnings of VIE to pay dividend	¥ 35.0