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Income Before Income Tax Expenses (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 CNY | Dec. 31, 2010 CNY | Dec. 31, 2009 CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 PRC USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 PRC CNY | Dec. 31, 2010 PRC CNY | Dec. 31, 2009 PRC CNY | Dec. 31, 2011 Non-PRC USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Non-PRC CNY | Dec. 31, 2010 Non-PRC CNY | Dec. 31, 2009 Non-PRC CNY
Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income tax expenses | $ 201,304,769 | 1,266,992,090 | 897,595,546 | 944,079,263 | $ 195,391,805 | 1,229,776,487 | 881,077,042 | 936,154,635 | $ 5,912,964 | 37,215,603 | 16,518,504 | 7,924,628

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