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Organization And Nature Of Operations - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 CNY | Dec. 31, 2010 CNY | May 31, 2011 Wuxi Tiequan Network Technology Co Ltd USD ($) | May 31, 2011 Wuxi Tiequan Network Technology Co Ltd CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengduo Information Technology Co Ltd | Jan. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengduo Information Technology Co Ltd USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengduo Information Technology Co Ltd Shanghai Juyan Network Technology Co Ltd CNY | Jan. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengduo Information Technology Co Ltd Shanghai Juyan Network Technology Co Ltd Previously owned | Aug. 15, 2011 Shanghai Zhengduo Information Technology Co Ltd Shanghai Zhengju Information Technology Co Ltd USD ($) | Aug. 15, 2011 Shanghai Zhengduo Information Technology Co Ltd Shanghai Zhengju Information Technology Co Ltd CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Giant Interactive (HK) Limited | Sep. 14, 2011 Giant Interactive (HK) Limited Shanghai Zhengju Information Technology Co Ltd USD ($) | Sep. 14, 2011 Giant Interactive (HK) Limited Shanghai Zhengju Information Technology Co Ltd CNY | May 31, 2011 Giant Interactive (HK) Limited Wuxi Tiequan Network Technology Co Ltd | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd CNY | May 31, 2011 Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd Wuxi Giant Network Technology Co Ltd | May 31, 2011 Wuxi Giant Network Technology Co Ltd Wuxi Tiequan Network Technology Co Ltd
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shareholding/ ownership purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shareholding/ ownership |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% | 51.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |  | 25.80% |  |  | 50.60% | 51.00%
Consideration of equity interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 556,000 | 3,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of individual investors |  |  |  | 7 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest total investment |  |  |  | 48,000 | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest investment | 55,831,872 | 351,400,224 | 35,125,945 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,608,000 | 29,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 5,291,000 | 33,300,000 |  |
Investment retrieved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 159,000 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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