Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Information - Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 CNY	Dec. 31, 2012 CNY	Dec. 31, 2014 Parent Company [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Parent Company [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 Parent Company [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2012 Parent Company [Member] CNY
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 97,813us-gaap_Revenues	606,883us-gaap_Revenues	563,124us-gaap_Revenues	455,651us-gaap_Revenues	$ 0	0	0	0
Cost of revenues	(44,251)us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	(274,562)us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	(217,655)us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	(164,523)us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expenses	(8,635)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	(53,576)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	(84,506)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	(61,106)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	(1,272)	(7,892)	(24,028)	(19,879)
Selling expenses	(15,327)us-gaap_SellingExpense	(95,096)us-gaap_SellingExpense	(104,667)us-gaap_SellingExpense	(53,911)us-gaap_SellingExpense	(122)	(754)	(2,231)	(2,296)
Operating income	29,600us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	183,649us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	156,296us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	181,936us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(1,394)	(8,646)	(26,259)	(22,175)
Equity in profit or loss of subsidiaries					23,610	146,488	114,146	152,691
Interest income	3,418us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	21,208us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	9,828us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	5,853us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	93	570	1	307
Interest expense	(8,618)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(53,470)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(36,884)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(12,452)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(2,885)	(17,899)	(3,398)
Change in fair value of derivatives	420	2,605			420	2,605
Exchange gain	1,545	9,585	784	(117)	256	1,591	1,402	8
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders	20,100us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	124,709us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	85,893us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	130,831us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	20,100	124,709	85,893	130,831
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders					20,100	124,709	85,893	130,831
Other comprehensive income, net of tax of nil
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(543)	(3,368)	1,672	640	(543)	(3,368)	1,672	640
Total other comprehensive income	18,842	116,904	92,868	135,120	(543)	(3,368)	1,672	640
Comprehensive income attributable to Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited's shareholders	$ 19,557us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	121,341us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	87,565us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	131,471us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	$ 19,557	121,341	87,565	131,471

Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Other Comprehensive Income

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-Glossary Comprehensive Income

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Net Income

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