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Statutory Reserves - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 CNY | Dec. 31, 2010 CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengtu Information Technology Co Ltd | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengtu Information Technology Co.Ltd USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengtu Information Technology Co.Ltd CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengduo Information Technology Co.Ltd USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Zhengduo Information Technology Co.Ltd CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Jujia Network Technology Co.Ltd USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Jujia Network Technology Co.Ltd CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Juhuo Network Technology Co.Ltd USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Shanghai Juhuo Network Technology Co.Ltd CNY
Allocation of profit percentage to General Reserve |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum requirement of the entity's after-tax profits to be allocated to a general reserve fund as a percentage of its registered capital |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required percentage of the entity's after-tax profits to allocate to a statutory surplus fund |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum requirement of the entity's after-tax profits to be allocated to a statutory surplus fund as a percentage of its registered capital |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory and General Reserve Fund | $ 2,244,367 | 14,125,819 | 43,890,273 |  | $ 794,420 | 5,000,000 | $ 942,424 | 5,931,525 | $ 18,008 | 113,338 | $ 397,210 | 2,500,000 | $ 92,305 | 580,956
Retained earnings appropriated | $ 58,588,502 | 368,750,172 | 211,003,295 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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