Effective income tax rate reconciliation, foreign income tax withholding, percent.

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Extended period for tax losses carried forward to offset future taxable income.

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Income tax preferential period for entities entitled to the preferential tax treatment.

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Income taxes foreign statutory corporate tax rate.

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Income Taxes [Line Items]

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Period for tax losses carried forward to offset future taxable income.

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Preferential income tax rate.

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Withholding taxes.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiary and other recognized entity not within country of domicile. Includes, but is not limited to, other basis differences.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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The date on which the special tax status will terminate.

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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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Amount of expense for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)	Dec. 31, 2025 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 CNY (¥)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rate	25.00%	25.00%
Dividend withholding tax	¥ 0
High And New Technology Enterprise
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Extended period for tax losses carried forward to offset future taxable income	10 years	10 years
Cayman Islands
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Withholding taxes	¥ 0
Hong Kong
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Withholding taxes	¥ 0
Statutory income tax rate	16.50%	16.50%
Singapore
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Withholding taxes	¥ 0
Statutory income tax rate	17.00%	17.00%
Chinese Mainland
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rate	25.00%	25.00%
Percentage of withholding tax	10.00%	10.00%
Period for tax losses carried forward to offset future taxable income	5 years	5 years
Uncertain tax positions, interest and penalties \| $		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Chinese Mainland \| Other Subsidiaries and Consolidated VIEs and VIE's Subsidiaries
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rate	25.00%	25.00%
Chinese Mainland \| High And New Technology Enterprise
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Preferential income tax rate	15.00%	15.00%
Preferential income tax rate exemption period	3 years	3 years
Chinese Mainland \| High And New Technology Enterprise \| Beijing QIYI Century, Shanghai Zhong Yuan and Beijing iQIYI
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Preferential income tax rate	15.00%	15.00%
Income tax holiday expiration year	2026 and 2028	2026 and 2028
Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Singapore
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax losses	¥ 12,073,400,000				$ 1,726,500,000	¥ 9,748,500,000