Employee Defined Combination Plan - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2023 CNY (¥)
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Amounts incurred for employee defined contribution plan	¥ 4.4	$ 632	¥ 4.5	¥ 4.6

Full time employees of the Group in the PRC participate in a government mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, unemployment insurance, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees.The line item represents the total amounts expensed as incurred for such employee defined contribution plan.

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