Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Jan. 31, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
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| Document Type | 10-K | ||
| Amendment Flag | false | ||
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2016 | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2016 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| Entity Registrant Name | SOHU COM INC | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001104188 | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | ||
| Trading Symbol | SOHU | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 917 | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 38,813,288 |
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- Definition End date of current fiscal year in the format --MM-DD. No definition available.
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- Definition This is focus fiscal period of the document report. For a first quarter 2006 quarterly report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, the first fiscal quarter should be given as the fiscal period focus. Values: FY, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, H1, H2, M9, T1, T2, T3, M8, CY. No definition available.
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- Definition This is focus fiscal year of the document report in CCYY format. For a 2006 annual report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, fiscal 2006 should be given as the fiscal year focus. Example: 2006. No definition available.
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- Definition The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD. No definition available.
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- Definition The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word "Other". No definition available.
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- Definition A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Indicate number of shares or other units outstanding of each of registrant's classes of capital or common stock or other ownership interests, if and as stated on cover of related periodic report. Where multiple classes or units exist define each class/interest by adding class of stock items such as Common Class A [Member], Common Class B [Member] or Partnership Interest [Member] onto the Instrument [Domain] of the Entity Listings, Instrument. No definition available.
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- Definition Indicate "Yes" or "No" whether registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. This information should be based on the registrant's current or most recent filing containing the related disclosure. No definition available.
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- Definition Indicate whether the registrant is one of the following: (1) Large Accelerated Filer, (2) Accelerated Filer, (3) Non-accelerated Filer, (4) Smaller Reporting Company (Non-accelerated) or (5) Smaller Reporting Accelerated Filer. Definitions of these categories are stated in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. This information should be based on the registrant's current or most recent filing containing the related disclosure. No definition available.
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- Definition State aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to price at which the common equity was last sold, or average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter. The public float should be reported on the cover page of the registrants form 10K. No definition available.
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- Definition The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Indicate "Yes" or "No" if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. No definition available.
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- Definition Indicate "Yes" or "No" if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Is used on Form Type: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, 6-K, 10-K/A, 10-Q/A, 20-F/A, 6-K/A, N-CSR, N-Q, N-1A. No definition available.
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- Definition Document and entity information [Abstract] No definition available.
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). No definition available.
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- Definition Receipts in advance is the prepayments received from customers for goods or services to be provided in the future. Deferred revenue include the carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Restricted time deposits, current No definition available.
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- Definition Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due after one year (or beyond the operating cycle if longer), including liabilities for compensation costs, fringe benefits other than pension and postretirement obligations, rent, contractual rights and obligations, and statutory obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all domestic and foreign income tax obligations due beyond one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. Alternate captions include income taxes payable, noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Value received from shareholders in common stock-related transactions that are in excess of par value or stated value and amounts received from other stock-related transactions. Includes only common stock transactions (excludes preferred stock transactions). May be called contributed capital, capital in excess of par, capital surplus, or paid-in capital. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Represents the caption on the face of the balance sheet to indicate that the entity has entered into (1) purchase or supply arrangements that will require expending a portion of its resources to meet the terms thereof, and (2) is exposed to potential losses or, less frequently, gains, arising from (a) possible claims against a company's resources due to future performance under contract terms, and (b) possible losses or likely gains from uncertainties that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events that are deemed likely to occur do occur or fail to occur. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, with jurisdictional netting and classified as noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of liabilities and equity items, including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount classified as liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The total amount of investments that are intended to be held for an extended period of time (longer than one operating cycle). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of noncurrent assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of amounts paid in advance for expenses which will be charged against earnings in periods after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of borrowings from a bank classified as other, maturing within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of investments including trading securities, available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities, and short-term investments classified as other and current. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for statutory income, sales, use, payroll, excise, real, property and other taxes. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount allocated to treasury stock. Treasury stock is common and preferred shares of an entity that were issued, repurchased by the entity, and are held in its treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). No definition available.
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- Definition Receipts in advance is the prepayments received from customers for goods or services to be provided in the future. Deferred revenue include the carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due after one year (or beyond the operating cycle if longer), including liabilities for compensation costs, fringe benefits other than pension and postretirement obligations, rent, contractual rights and obligations, and statutory obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all domestic and foreign income tax obligations due beyond one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. Alternate captions include income taxes payable, noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Face amount or stated value per share of common stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, with jurisdictional netting and classified as noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of receivables to be collected from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth, at the financial statement date. which are usually due within one year (or one business cycle). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount classified as liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of borrowings from a bank classified as other, maturing within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for statutory income, sales, use, payroll, excise, real, property and other taxes. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of common and preferred shares that were previously issued and that were repurchased by the issuing entity and held in treasury on the financial statement date. This stock has no voting rights and receives no dividends. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Revenue derived from advertisement placements on Website channels and/or in different formats, including but not limited to banners, links, logos, buttons, rich media and content integration. No definition available.
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- Definition Dividend or deemed dividend to noncontrolling preferred shareholders of subsidiary No definition available.
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- Definition Goodwill impairment and impairment of intangibles via acquisition of businesses. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of nonoperating interest expense. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of nonoperating interest income. No definition available.
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- Definition Revenue from game operations by providing online services to game players. The revenue derived from operation of massively multi-player online games, Web-based game, and overseas licensing. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to noncontrolling interests. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate cost of goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Portion of net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. No definition available.
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments, of appreciation (loss) in value of unsold available-for-sale securities. Excludes amounts related to other than temporary impairment (OTTI) loss. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Other costs incurred during the reporting period related to other revenue generating activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after sales adjustments, returns, allowances, and discounts, of revenue classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate total amount of expenses directly related to the marketing or selling of products or services. No definition available.
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| Revenues from a related party | $ 862 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Expenses for a related party | 216 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest income from a related party | 1,244 | 435 | 0 |
| Interest expense from a related party | $ 662 | $ 106 | $ 0 |
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- Definition Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Adjustment for amortization of intangible assets and purchased video content in prepaid expense No definition available.
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- Definition Net Cash Received Relating to Restricted Time Deposits and Time Deposits No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of fixed assets and intangible assets that an Entity acquires in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. No definition available.
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- Definition Total expense recognized from advertising barter transactions for each income statement presented. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Includes effect from exchange rate changes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) from the effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent balances held in foreign currencies. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of equity in securities of subsidiaries. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in amount due within one year (or one business cycle) from customers for the credit sale of goods and services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period of all taxes owed but not paid, including income, property and other taxes. No definition available.
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the account that represents the temporary difference that results from Income or Loss that is recognized for accounting purposes but not for tax purposes and vice versa. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amount of (a) prepayments by customers for goods or services to be provided at a later date, (b) the amount of customer money held in customer accounts, including security deposits, collateral for current or future transactions, initial payment of the cost of an acquisition or for the right to enter into a contract or agreement, (c) the increase (decrease) during the reporting period, excluding the portion taken into income, in the liability reflecting services yet to be performed by the reporting entity for which cash or other forms of consideration was received or recorded as a receivable, or (d) some combination of (a), (b), and (c). No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses, and assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of cash paid for interest during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents the total realized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of financing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of investing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, excluding discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of payables that an Entity assumes in acquiring a business or in consideration for an asset received in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of income (expense) included in net income that results in no cash inflow (outflow), classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash (inflow) outflow from investing activities classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash outflow to reacquire preferred stock during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash outflow for securities or other assets acquired, which qualify for treatment as an investing activity and are to be liquidated, if necessary, beyond the current operating cycle. Includes cash flows from securities classified as trading securities that were acquired for reasons other than sale in the long-term. No definition available.
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- Definition The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash outflow for securities or other assets acquired, which qualify for treatment as an investing activity and are to be liquidated, if necessary, within the current operating cycle. Includes cash flows from securities classified as trading securities that were acquired for reasons other than sale in the short-term. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The total cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders to acquire the entity's shares under incentive and share awards, including stock option exercises. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash inflow associated with the maturity, prepayments and calls (requests for early payments) of debt securities designated as held-to-maturity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash inflow from sales of all investments, including securities and other assets, having ready marketability and intended by management to be liquidated, if necessary, within the current operating cycle. Includes cash flows from securities classified as trading securities that were acquired for reasons other than sale in the short-term. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after income tax of income (loss) including the portion attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interest. Excludes the portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest recognized as temporary equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of the reduction or elimination during the period of a noncontrolling interest resulting from the parent's loss of control and deconsolidation of the entity in which one or more outside parties had a noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| Organization and Nature of Operations | 1. Organization and Nature of Operations Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU), a Delaware corporation organized in 1996, is a leading Chinese online media, search and game service group providing comprehensive online products and services on PCs and mobile devices in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”). Sohu.com Inc.’s businesses are conducted by Sohu.com Inc. and its subsidiaries and VIEs (collectively referred to as the “Sohu Group” or “the Group”). The Sohu Group consists of Sohu, which when referred to in this report, unless the context requires otherwise, excludes the businesses and the corresponding subsidiaries and VIEs of Sogou Inc. (“Sogou”) and Changyou.com Limited (“Changyou”), Sogou and Changyou. Sogou and Changyou are indirect controlled subsidiaries of Sohu.com Inc. Sohu is a leading Chinese language online media content and services provider. Sogou is a leading online search, client software and mobile Internet product provider in China. Changyou is a leading online game developer and operator in China as measured by the popularity of its PC game Tian Long Ba Bu (“TLBB”) and its mobile game TLBB 3D, and engages primarily in the development, operation and licensing of online games for PCs and mobile devices. Most of the Group’s operations are conducted through the Group’s China-based subsidiaries and VIEs. Through the operation of Sohu, Sogou and Changyou, the Sohu Group generates online advertising revenues, including brand advertising revenues and search and search-related revenues; online games revenues; and other revenues. Online advertising and online games are the Group’s core businesses. Sohu’s Business Brand Advertising Business Sohu’s main business is the brand advertising business, which offers to users, over Sohu’s matrices of Chinese language online media, various content, products and services across multiple Internet-enabled devices such as PCs, mobile phones and tablets. The majority of Sohu’s products and services are provided through Sohu Media Portal, Sohu Video and Focus.
Revenues generated by the brand advertising business are classified as brand advertising revenues in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Other Business Sohu also engages in the other business, which consists primarily of paid subscription services, interactive broadcasting services, sub-licensing of purchased video content to third parties, content provided through the platforms of the three main telecommunications operators in China, and the filming business. Revenues generated by Sohu from the other business are classified as other revenues in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Sogou’s Business Search and Search-related Business The search and search-related business primarily offers advertisers pay-for-click services, as well as online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou. Pay-for-click services enable advertisers’ promotional links to be displayed on the Sogou search result pages and Sogou Website Alliance members’ Internet properties where the links are relevant to the subject and content of such properties. Both pay-for-click services and online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou expand distribution of its advertisers’ promotional links and advertisements by leveraging traffic on Sogou Website Alliance members’ Internet properties including Web content, software and mobile applications. The search and search-related business benefits from Sogou’s collaboration with Tencent Holdings Limited (together with its subsidiaries, “Tencent”), which provides Sogou access to traffic and content generated from users of products and services provided by Tencent. Revenues generated by the search and search-related business are classified as search and search-related revenues in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Other Business Sogou also engages in other business primarily by offering Internet value-added services (“IVAS”) with respect to the operation of Web games and mobile games developed by third parties, as well as other services and products provided to users. Revenues generated by Sogou from other business are classified as other revenues in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Changyou’s Business Changyou’s business lines consist of the online game business; the platform channel business, which consists primarily of online advertising and IVAS business; and the cinema advertising business. Online Game Business Changyou’s online game business offers to game players (a) PC games, which are interactive online games that are accessed and played simultaneously by hundreds of thousands of game players through personal computers and require that local client-end game access software be installed on the computers used and (b) mobile games, which are played on mobile devices and require an Internet connection. Prior to the sale of Shenzhen 7Road Technology Co., Ltd., or Shenzhen 7Road, in August 2015, Changyou’s online games also included Web games, which became an insignificant part of Changyou’s online game business following the sale. All of Changyou’s games are operated under the item-based revenue model, meaning that game players can play the games for free, but can choose to pay for virtual items, which are non-physical items that game players can purchase and use within a game, such as gems, pets, fashion items, magic medicine, riding animals, hierograms, skill books and fireworks. Revenues derived from the operation of online games are classified as online game revenues in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Changyou’s dominant game is TLBB, a PC based client-end game. For the year ended December 31, 2016, revenues from the PC game TLBB were $219.7 million, accounting for approximately 56% of Changyou’s online game revenues, approximately 42% of Changyou’s total revenues and approximately 13% of the Sohu Group’s total revenues. Platform Channel Business Changyou’s platform channel business consists primarily of the operation of the 17173.com Website, one of the leading information portals in China, which provides news, electronic forums, online videos and other information services on online games to game players. Changyou’s platform channel business also offers a number of software applications for PCs and mobile devices through the Dolphin Browser and RaidCall. RaidCall provides online music and entertainment services, primarily in Taiwan. The Dolphin Browser, which is operated by MoboTap, is a gateway to a host of user activities on mobile devices, with the majority of its users based in Europe, Russia and Japan. As Changyou management had determined that the Dolphin Browser was unable to provide expected synergies with Changyou’s platform channel business, in 2016, Changyou’s Board of Director approved the disposal of Changyou’s 51% equity interest in MoboTap Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries and VIEs “MoboTap”), which is the mobile technology developer behind the Dolphin Browser. As of December 31, 2016, Changyou has been negotiating with a potential buyer on the terms of disposal. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities attributable to MoboTap are classified as assets and liabilities held for sale and measured at the lower of their carrying amounts or their fair value, less cost to sell, in the Group’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016. All revenues generated by the 17173.com Website are classified as brand advertising revenues, IVAS revenues generated by the Dolphin Browser and by RaidCall are classified as other revenues, and a relatively small amount of online game revenues generated by the Dolphin Browser are included in online game revenues, in the Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Cinema Advertising Business Changyou also operates a cinema advertising business, which consists primarily of the acquisition, from operators of movie theaters, and the sale, to advertisers, of pre-film advertising slots, which are advertisements shown before the screening of a movie in a cinema theatre. Revenues generated by Changyou’s cinema advertising business are classified as other revenues in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. |
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Accounting Standards The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) to reflect the financial position and results of operations of the Sohu Group. Use of Estimates The preparation of these financial statements requires the Sohu Group to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. On an on-going basis, the Group evaluates its estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Identified below are the accounting policies that reflect the Group’s most significant estimates and judgments, and those that the Group believes are the most critical to fully understanding and evaluating its consolidated financial statements. Basis of Consolidation and Recognition of Noncontrolling Interest The Sohu Group’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sohu.com Inc. and its subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs. All intercompany transactions are eliminated. VIE Consolidation The Sohu Group’s VIEs are wholly or partially owned by certain employees of the Group as nominee shareholders. For consolidated VIEs, management made evaluations of the relationships between the Sohu Group and the VIEs and the economic benefit flow of contractual arrangements with the VIEs. In connection with such evaluation, management also took into account the fact that, as a result of such contractual arrangements, the Group controls the shareholders’ voting interests in these VIEs. As a result of such evaluation, management concluded that the Sohu Group is the primary beneficiary of its consolidated VIEs. Noncontrolling Interest Recognition Noncontrolling interests are recognized to reflect the portion of the equity of subsidiaries and VIEs which is not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the controlling shareholders. Currently, the noncontrolling interests in the Sohu Group’s consolidated financial statements primarily consist of noncontrolling interests for Sogou and Changyou. Noncontrolling Interest for Sogou Sogou’s Share Structure As of December 31, 2016, Sogou had outstanding a combined total of 334,746,495 ordinary shares and preferred shares held as follows:
Sohu’s Shareholding in and Control of Sogou As of December 31, 2016, Sohu.com Inc. held approximately 36% of the outstanding equity capital of Sogou on a fully-diluted basis assuming for such purpose that all share options under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan and all share options under the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement are granted and exercised, and that all of the Sogou Class A Ordinary Shares that Sogou has repurchased are re-issued to shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc. Also as of December 31, 2016, Sohu.com Inc. held over 50% of the total voting power of Sogou on a fully-diluted basis and controlled the election of a majority of the Board of Directors of Sogou, assuming that Tencent’s non-voting Class B Ordinary Shares are converted to voting shares, that all of the Sogou Class A Ordinary Shares that Sogou has repurchased are re-issued to shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc., and that all Sogou share options under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan and all Sogou share options under the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement are granted and exercised. As Sogou’s controlling shareholder, Sohu.com Inc. consolidates Sogou in its consolidated financial statements, and recognizes noncontrolling interest reflecting economic interests in Sogou held by shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc. (the “Sogou noncontrolling shareholders”). Sogou’s net income/(loss) attributable to the Sogou noncontrolling shareholders is recorded as noncontrolling interest in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Sogou’s cumulative results of operations attributable to the Sogou noncontrolling shareholders, along with changes in shareholders’ equity/(deficit) and adjustment for share-based compensation expense in relation to those share-based awards which are unvested and vested but not yet settled and the Sogou noncontrolling shareholders’ investments in Sogou Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares (collectively, the “Sogou Preferred Shares”) and Ordinary Shares are accounted for as a noncontrolling interest classified as permanent equity in the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets, as the Sohu Group has the right to reject a redemption requested by the noncontrolling shareholders. These treatments are based on the terms governing the investment, and on the terms of the classes of Sogou shares held, by the noncontrolling shareholders in Sogou. Principles of Allocation of Sogou’s Profit and Loss By virtue of the terms of Sogou Preferred Shares and Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, Sogou’s losses are allocated in the following order:
Net income from Sogou is allocated in the following order:
Key Terms of Sogou Preferred Shares The following is a summary of some of the key terms of the Sogou Preferred Shares under Sogou’s Memorandum and Articles of Association as currently in effect.
Sogou may not declare or pay dividends on its Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares (collectively, “Ordinary Shares”) unless the holders of the Sogou Preferred Shares then outstanding first receive a dividend on each outstanding Preferred Share in an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) the dividends that would have been payable to the holder of such Preferred Share if such share had been converted into Ordinary Shares, at the then-applicable conversion rate, immediately prior to the record date for such dividend, and (ii) all accrued and unpaid Accruing Dividends. “Accruing Dividends” are calculated from the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Shares at the rate per annum of $0.0375 per Series A Preferred Share and from the date of issuance of the Series B Preferred Shares at the rate per annum of $0.411 per Series B Preferred Share.
In the event of any “Liquidation Event,” such as the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Sogou, a merger or consolidation of Sogou resulting in a change of control, the sale of substantially all of Sogou’s assets or similar events, the holders of Series B Preferred Shares are entitled to receive an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) $6.847 plus any unpaid Accruing Dividends or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable if the Series B Preferred Shares had been converted into Ordinary Shares prior the Liquidation Event, and holders of Series A Preferred Shares are entitled to receive, after payment to the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares but before any payment to holders of Ordinary Shares, an amount equal to the greater of (i) 1.3 times their original investment in the Series A Preferred Shares plus all accrued but unpaid Accruing Dividends or (ii) such amount per share as would be payable if the Series A Preferred Shares had been converted into Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Liquidation Event.
The Sogou Preferred Shares are not redeemable at the option of the holders.
Each Sogou Preferred Share is convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder. Each Sogou Preferred Share is convertible into such number of Class A Ordinary Shares as is determined, in the case of Series A Preferred Shares, by dividing $0.625 by the then-effective conversion price for Series A Preferred Shares, which is initially $0.625, and, in the case of Series B Preferred Shares, by dividing $7.267 by the then-effective conversion price for Series B Preferred Shares, which is initially $7.267. The conversion prices of the Sogou Preferred Shares are subject to adjustment on a weighted average basis upon the issuance of additional equity shares, or securities convertible into equity shares, at a price per share less than $0.625, in the case of Series A Preferred Shares, or less than $7.267, in the case of Series B Preferred Shares, subject to certain customary exceptions, such as shares issued pursuant to the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan. Each Sogou Preferred Share will be automatically converted into Class A Ordinary Shares of Sogou upon the closing of a qualified IPO of Sogou based on the then-effective conversion ratio of such Sogou Preferred Share, which is currently one-for-one for both Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares.
Each holder of Sogou Preferred Shares is entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of Class A Ordinary Shares into which the Sogou Preferred Shares held by such holder are then convertible.
The holders of Sogou Preferred Shares have various other rights typical of preferred share investments. Key Terms of Sogou Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares The Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have identical rights, except that Class B Ordinary Shares do not have voting rights unless the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares elect, by written notice to Sogou, to convert them into shares with voting rights.
Noncontrolling Interest for Changyou Changyou is a public company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. As of December 31, 2016, Sohu.com Inc. held approximately 69% of the combined total of Changyou’s outstanding ordinary shares, and controlled approximately 96% of the total voting power in Changyou. As Changyou’s controlling shareholder, Sohu.com Inc. consolidates Changyou in its consolidated financial statements, and recognizes noncontrolling interest reflecting the economic interest in Changyou held by shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc.(the “Changyou noncontrolling shareholders”). Changyou’s net income /(loss) attributable to the Changyou noncontrolling shareholders is recorded as noncontrolling interest in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income, based on their share of the economic interest in Changyou. Changyou’s cumulative results of operations attributable to the Changyou noncontrolling shareholders, along with changes in shareholders’ equity, adjustment for share-based compensation expense in relation to those share-based awards which are unvested and vested but not yet settled and adjustment for changes in Sohu.com Inc.’s ownership in Changyou, are recorded as noncontrolling interest in the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets. Segment Reporting The Sohu Group’s segments are business units that offer different services and are reviewed separately by the chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”), or the decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Group’s CODM is Sohu.com Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer. Revenue Recognition The Sohu Group recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. The recognition of revenues involves certain management judgments. The amount and timing of the revenues could be materially different for any period if management made different judgments or utilized different estimates. Barter trade transactions in which physical goods or services (other than advertising services) are received in exchange for advertising services are recorded based on the fair values of the goods and services received. For online advertising-for-online advertising barter transactions, no revenue or expense is recognized because the fair value of neither the advertising surrendered nor the advertising received is determinable. Online Advertising Revenues Online advertising revenues include revenues from brand advertising services as well as search and search-related services. The Group recognizes revenue for the amount of fees it receives from its advertisers, after deducting agent rebates and net of value-added tax (“VAT”) and related surcharges. Brand Advertising Revenues Business Model Through PCs and mobile devices, the Group provides advertisement placements to its advertisers on different Internet platforms and in different formats, which include banners, links, logos, buttons, full screen, pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll video screens, pause video screens, loading page ads, news feed ads and in-feed video infomercial ads. Currently the brand advertising business has four main types of pricing models, consisting of the Fixed Price model, the Cost Per Impression (“CPM”) model, the E-commerce model, and the Cost Per click (“CPC”) model. Fixed Price model Under the Fixed Price model, a contract is signed to establish a fixed price for the advertising services to be provided. Revenue is recognized based on the contract price and the period of display.
CPM model Under the CPM model, the unit price for each qualifying display is fixed, but there is no overall fixed price for the advertising services stated in the contract with the advertiser. A qualifying display is defined as the appearance of an advertisement, where the advertisement meets criteria specified in the contract. Revenue is recognized based on the fees charged to the advertisers, which are based on the unit prices and the number of qualifying displays. E-commerce model Under the e-commerce model, revenues were mainly generated from sales of membership cards which allow potential home buyers to purchase specified properties from real estate developers at a discount greater than the price that Focus charges for the card. Membership fees are refundable until the potential home buyer uses the discounts to purchase properties. Focus recognizes such revenues upon obtaining confirmation that the membership card has been redeemed to purchase a property. CPC model Under the CPC model, there is no overall fixed price for advertising services stated in the contract with the advertiser. The Group charges advertisers on a per-click basis when the users click on the advertisements. The unit price for each click is auction-based. The revenue is recognized based on qualified clicks and unit price. Revenue Recognition For brand advertising revenue recognition, prior to entering into contracts, the Sohu Group makes a credit assessment of the advertisers. For contracts for which collectability is determined to be reasonably assured, the Sohu Group recognizes revenue when all revenue recognition criteria are met. In other cases, the Sohu Group only recognizes revenue when the cash is received and all other revenue recognition criteria are met. The Sohu Group treats advertising contracts with multiple deliverable elements as separate units of accounting for revenue recognition purposes and recognizes revenue on a periodic basis during the contract period when each deliverable service is provided. Since the contract price is for all deliverables under one advertising contract, the Sohu Group allocates the contract price among all the deliverables at the inception of the arrangement on the basis of their relative selling prices according to the selling price hierarchy established by ASU No. 2009-13. The Group first uses vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price, if it exists. If vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price does not exist, the Group uses third-party evidence of selling price. If neither vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price nor third-party evidence of selling price exists, the Group uses management’s best estimate of selling price for the deliverables. Search and Search-related Revenues Search and search-related services primarily include pay-for-click services, as well as online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou. Pay-for-click Services Pay-for-click services are services that enable advertisers’ promotional links to be displayed on Sogou search result pages and Sogou Website Alliance members’ Internet properties where the links are relevant to the subject and content of such properties. For pay-for-click services, the Sohu Group introduces Internet users to its advertisers through its auction-based pay-for-click systems and charges advertisers on a per-click basis when the users click on the displayed links. Revenue for pay-for-click services is recognized on a per-click basis when the users click on the displayed links. Online Marketing Services on Web Directories Operated by Sogou Online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou mainly consist of displaying advertisers’ promotional links on the Web pages of Web directories. Revenue for online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou is normally recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract period, provided the Sohu Group’s obligations under the contract have been met and all revenue recognition criteria have been met.
Both pay-for-click services and online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou expand distribution of advertisers’ promotional links or advertisements by leveraging traffic on Sogou Website Alliance members’ Internet properties including Web content, software and mobile applications. The Group recognizes gross revenue for the amount of fees it receives from advertisers, as the Group has the primary responsibility for fulfillment and acceptability. Payments made to Sogou Website Alliance members are included in cost of search and search-related revenues as traffic acquisition costs. The Group pays Sogou Website Alliance members based on either revenue-sharing arrangements, under which it pays a percentage of pay-for-click revenues generated from clicks by users of their properties, or on a pre-agreed unit price. Online Game Revenues Changyou’s online game revenues are generated primarily from its self-operated and licensed-out PC games and mobile games. Prior to the sale of the 7Road business in 2015, Changyou also offered Web games, which have been an insignificant part of the Group’s business since the sale. Changyou’s online game revenues also include a small amount of revenues generated from online card and board games offered by MoboTap on the Dolphin Browser. All of Changyou’s games are operated under the item-based revenue model, where the basic game play functions are free of charge and players are charged for purchases of in-game virtual items, including those with a predetermined expiration time and perpetual virtual items. Self-Operated Games Changyou is the primary obligor of its self-operated games. Changyou hosts the games on its own servers and is responsible for the sale and marketing of the games as well as customer service. Accordingly, revenues are recorded gross of revenue sharing-payments to third-party developers and/or mobile APP stores, but are net of VAT and discounts to game card distributors where applicable. Changyou obtains revenues from the sale of in-game virtual items. Revenues are recognized over the estimated lives of the virtual items purchased by game players or as the virtual items are consumed. If different assumptions were used in deriving the estimated lives of the virtual items, the timing of the recording of the revenues would be impacted. PC Games Proceeds from the self-operation of PC games are collected from players and third-party game card distributors through sales of Changyou’s game points on its online payment platform and prepaid game cards. Self-operated PC games are either developed in house or licensed from third-party developers. For licensed PC games, Changyou remits a pre-agreed percentage of the proceeds to the third-party developers, and keeps the balance pursuant to revenue-sharing agreements. Such revenue-sharing amounts paid to third-party developers are recorded in Changyou’s cost of revenues. Mobile Games For self-operated mobile games, Changyou sells game points to its game players via third-party mobile APP stores. The mobile APP stores in turn pay Changyou proceeds after deducting their share of pre-agreed revenue-sharing amounts. Self-operated mobile games are either developed in house or licensed from or jointly developed with third-party developers. For licensed and jointly developed mobile games, Changyou remits a pre-agreed percentage of the proceeds to the third-party developers, and keeps the balance pursuant to revenue-sharing agreements. Such revenue-sharing amounts paid to mobile application stores and third-party developers are recorded in Changyou’s cost of revenues. Web Games Changyou continued to operate a small portfolio of self-operated Web games after its sale of the 7Road business in 2015. Proceeds from self-operated Web games are collected from players through the sale of game points.
Licensed Out Games Changyou also authorizes third parties to operate its online games. Licensed out games include PC games and mobile games developed in house and mobile games jointly developed with third-party developers. Changyou receives monthly revenue-based royalty payments from all the third-party licensee operators. Changyou receives additional up-front license fees from certain third-party licensee operators who are entitled to an exclusive right to operate Changyou’s games in specified geographic areas. Since Changyou is obligated to provide post-sale services, the initial license fees are recognized as revenue ratably over the license period, and the monthly revenue-based royalty payments are recognized when relevant services are delivered, provided that collectability is reasonably assured. Changyou views the third-party licensee operators as Changyou’s customers and recognizes revenues on a net basis, as Changyou does not have the primary responsibility for fulfillment and acceptability of the game services. Changyou remits to the third-party developers a pre-agreed percentage of revenues from jointly developed and licensed out mobile games, and recognizes revenues on a net basis. Other Revenues Sohu Sohu also engages in the other business, which consists primarily of paid subscription services, interactive broadcasting services, sub-licensing of purchased video content to third parties, content provided through the platforms of the three main telecommunications operators in China, and the filming business. Sogou Other revenues attributable to Sogou are primarily IVAS revenues derived from the operation of Web games and mobile games of third-party developers as well as other services and products that Sogou provides to users. Changyou Other revenues attributable to Changyou are primarily from its cinema advertising business and IVAS. In its cinema advertising business, Changyou provides clients advertising placements in slots that are shown in theaters before the screening of movies. The rights to place advertisements in such advertising slots are granted under contracts Changyou signs with different theaters. When all the recognition criteria are met, revenues from cinema advertising are recognized based on a percentage of the advertising slots actually delivered or on a straight-line basis over the contract period. Changyou provides IVAS primarily through software applications for PCs and mobile devices offered by MoboTap on the Dolphin Browser and by RaidCall. Revenues from IVAS are recognized during the period the service rendered or items consumed under the gross method, as Changyou is the principal obligor for provision of the services. Cost of Revenues Cost of Online Advertising Revenues Cost of online advertising revenues includes cost of revenues from brand advertising services as well as cost of revenues from search and search-related services. Cost of Brand Advertising Revenues Cost of brand advertising revenues mainly consists of content and license costs, bandwidth leasing costs, and salary and benefits expense. Cost of Search and Search-related Revenues Cost of search and search-related revenues mainly consists of traffic acquisition costs, bandwidth leasing costs, depreciation expenses, as well as salary and benefits expenses. Traffic acquisition costs represent payments made to Sogou Website Alliance members. Sogou pays Sogou Website Alliance members based either on revenue-sharing arrangements or on a pre-agreed unit price. Under the revenue-sharing arrangements, the Group pays a percentage of pay-for-click revenues generated from clicks by users of the Website Alliance members’ properties.
Cost of Online Game Revenues Cost of online game revenues mainly consists of revenue-sharing payments, salary and benefits expense, bandwidth leasing costs, content and license costs, amortization and depreciation expenses, and other direct costs. Cost of Other Revenues Cost of other revenues mainly consists of payments to theaters and film production companies for pre-film screening advertising slots, content and license costs related to paid subscription services, revenue-sharing payments related to the IVAS business, and revenue-sharing payments related to interactive broadcasting services. Product Development Expenses Product development expenses mainly consist of salary and benefits expenses, content and license expenses, technical service fees, depreciation and amortization expenses, share-based compensation, and facilities expenses. These expenses are incurred for the enhancement and maintenance of the Sohu Group’s Internet platforms as well as for its products and services, including the development costs of online games prior to the establishment of technological feasibility and maintenance costs after the online games are available for marketing. Sales and Marketing Expenses Sales and marketing expenses mainly consist of advertising and promotional expenses, salary and benefits expenses, travel expenses, and facility expenses. Advertising and promotional expenses generally represent the expenses of promotions to create or stimulate a positive image of the Sohu Group or a desire to subscribe for the Group’s products and services. Advertising and promotional expenses are expensed as incurred. General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses mainly consist of salary and benefits expenses, professional service fees, facility expenses, travel expenses, share-based compensation expense, and depreciation and amortization expenses. Share-based Compensation Expense Sohu (excluding Fox Video Limited), Sogou, Changyou, and Fox Video Limited (“Sohu Video”) have incentive plans for the granting of share-based awards, including stock options, share options and restricted share units, to members of the boards of directors, management and other key employees. For share-based awards for which a grant date has occurred, share-based compensation expense is recognized as costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income based on the fair value of the related share-based awards on their grant dates. For share-based awards for which the service inception date precedes the grant date, share-based compensation expense is recognized as costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income beginning on the service inception date and is re-measured on each subsequent reporting date before the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the related share-based awards. Share-based compensation expense is charged to the shareholders’ equity or noncontrolling interest section in the consolidated balance sheets. The assumptions used in share-based compensation expense recognition represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. If factors change or different assumptions are used, the Group’s share-based compensation expense could be materially different for any period. Moreover, the estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value that ultimately will be realized by employees who receive equity awards, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by the Group for accounting purposes. Sohu (excluding Sohu Video), Sogou, and Changyou Share-based Awards Sohu (excluding Sohu Video) Share-based Awards In determining the fair value of stock options granted by Sohu (excluding Sohu Video) as share-based awards before 2006, the Black-Scholes valuation model was applied. In determining the fair value of restricted share units granted, the public market price of the underlying shares on the grant dates was applied.
Options for the purchase of Sohu common stock contractually granted under the Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan are subject to vesting in four equal installments over a period of four years, with each installment vesting upon satisfaction of a service period requirement and certain subjective performance targets. Under ASC 718-10-25, no grant date can be established until a mutual understanding is reached between Sohu and the recipients clarifying the subjective performance requirements. In accordance with ASC 718-10-55, as the service inception date preceded the grant date, compensation expense was accrued beginning on the service inception date and will be re-measured on each subsequent reporting date before the grant date is established, based on the then-current fair value of the awards. The estimate of the awards’ fair values will be fixed in the period in which the grant date occurs, and cumulative compensation expense will be adjusted based on the fair value at the grant date. In determining the fair values of the stock options granted, the public market price of the underlying shares at each reporting date was used, and a binomial valuation model was applied. Sogou Share-based Awards In determining the fair value of share options granted by Sogou as share-based awards, the income approach /discounted cash flow method with a discount for lack of marketability was applied, given that the shares underlying the awards were not publicly traded at the time of grant. Certain persons who became Sogou employees when Tencent’s Soso search-related businesses were transferred to Sogou on September 16, 2013 had been granted restricted share units under Tencent’s share award arrangements prior to the transfer of the businesses to Sogou. These Tencent restricted share units will continue to vest under the original Tencent share award arrangements provided the transferred employees continue to be employed by Sogou during the requisite service period. After the transfer of the Soso search-related businesses to Sogou, Sogou applied the guidance in ASC 505-50 to measure the related compensation expense, based on the then-current fair value at each reporting date, as the expense is deemed to have been incurred by Tencent as an investor on Sogou’s behalf. To determine the then-current fair value of the Tencent restricted share units granted to these employees, the public market price of the underlying shares at each reporting date was applied. Because Sogou is not required to reimburse Tencent for such share-based compensation expense, the related amount was recorded by Sogou as a capital contribution from Tencent. Changyou Share-based Awards In determining the fair value of ordinary shares and restricted share units granted by Changyou as share-based awards in 2008, the income approach /discounted cash flow method with a discount for lack of marketability was applied, given that the shares underlying the awards were not publicly traded at the time of grant. In determining the fair value of restricted share units granted in 2009 shortly before Changyou’s initial public offering, the fair value of the underlying shares was determined based on Changyou’s offering price for its initial public offering. In determining the fair value of restricted share units granted after Changyou’s initial public offering, the public market price of the underlying shares on the grant dates was applied. Options for the purchase of Changyou Class A ordinary shares contractually granted under the Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan are subject to vesting in four equal installments over a period of four years, with each installment vesting upon satisfaction of a service period requirement and certain subjective performance targets. Under ASC 718-10-25, no grant date can be established until a mutual understanding is reached between Changyou and the recipients clarifying the subjective performance requirements. In accordance with ASC 718-10-55, as the service inception date preceded the grant date, compensation expense was accrued beginning on the service inception date and will be re-measured on each subsequent reporting date before the grant date is established, based on the then-current fair value of the awards. The estimate of the awards’ fair values will be fixed in the period in which the grant date occurs, and cumulative compensation expense will be adjusted based on the fair values at the grant date. In determining the fair values of Changyou share options granted, the public market price of the underlying shares at each reporting date was used, and a binomial valuation model was applied. Compensation Expense Recognition For options and restricted share units granted with respect to Sohu (excluding Sohu Video) shares and Changyou shares, compensation expense is recognized on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period. For share options granted with respect to Sogou shares, compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated period during which the service period requirement and performance target will be met. For Tencent restricted share units that Tencent had granted to employees who transferred to Sogou with the Soso search-related businesses, compensation expense is recognized by Sogou on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period, and the fair value of the share-based compensation is re-measured at each reporting date until vesting date. The number of share-based awards for which the service is not expected to be rendered over the requisite period is estimated, and no compensation expense is recorded for the number of awards so estimated.
Sohu Video Share-based Awards On January 4, 2012, Sohu Video, the holding entity of Sohu’s video division, adopted a 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the “Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan”) which provides for the issuance of up to 25,000,000 ordinary shares of Sohu Video (representing approximately 10% of the outstanding Sohu Video shares on a fully-diluted basis) to management and key employees of the video division and to Sohu management. As of December 31, 2016, grants of options for the purchase of 16,368,200 ordinary shares of Sohu Video had been contractually made, of which options for the purchase of 4,972,800 ordinary shares were vested. For purposes of ASC 718-10-25, as of December 31, 2016, no grant date had occurred, because the broader terms and conditions of the option awards had neither been finalized nor mutually agreed upon with the recipients. Therefore the fair value of the awards was not determinable and could not be accounted for. In accordance with ASC 718-10-55, the Group’s management determined that the service inception date with respect to vested option awards for the purchase of 4,972,800 shares had preceded the grant date. Therefore, the Group recognized compensation expense for these vested Sohu Video share-based awards and re-measured, and will re-measure, the compensation expense on each subsequent reporting date based on the then-current fair values of these vested awards until the grant date is established. Taxation Income Taxes Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach which requires the recognition of income taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Group’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes are determined based on the differences between the accounting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance, if based on available evidence, it is considered that it is more likely than not that some portion of or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In making such determination, the Group considers factors including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future profitability, and tax planning strategies. If events were to occur in the future that would allow the Group to realize more of its deferred tax assets than the presently recorded net amount, an adjustment would be made to the deferred tax assets that would increase income for the period when those events occurred. If events were to occur in the future that would require the Group to realize less of its deferred tax assets than the presently recorded net amount, an adjustment would be made to the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets that would decrease income for the period when those events occurred. Significant management judgment is required in determining income tax expense and deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Group’s deferred tax assets relate to net operating losses and temporary differences between accounting basis and tax basis for its China-Based Subsidiaries and VIEs, which are subject to corporate income tax in the PRC under the PRC Corporate Income Tax Law (the “CIT Law”). In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires deferred income tax liabilities and assets to be classified as non-current in a classified balance sheet, and eliminates the prior guidance, which required an entity to separate deferred tax liabilities and assets into a current amount and a non-current amount in a classified balance sheet. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. Additionally, the new guidance may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. The Group changed the manner in which it classifies deferred tax assets and liabilities retrospectively from the fourth quarter of 2016 due to the early adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. As a result of the adoption of this guidance, the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were re-classified from current assets and liabilities to long-term assets and liabilities.
PRC Withholding Tax on Dividends The CIT Law imposes a 10% withholding income tax on dividends distributed by foreign invested enterprises in the PRC to their immediate holding companies outside Mainland China. A lower withholding tax rate may be applied if there is a tax treaty between Mainland China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. A holding company in Hong Kong, for example, will be subject to a 5% withholding tax rate under an arrangement between the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the “Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital,” if such holding company is considered a non-PRC resident enterprise and holds at least 25% of the equity interests in the PRC foreign invested enterprise distributing the dividends, subject to approval of the PRC local tax authority. However, if the Hong Kong holding company is not considered to be the beneficial owner of such dividends under applicable PRC tax regulations, such dividend will remain subject to a withholding tax rate of 10%. PRC Value Added Tax Effective September 1, 2012, a pilot program (the “Pilot Program”) for transition from the imposition of PRC business tax (“Business Tax”) to the imposition of value-added tax (“VAT”) was implemented for revenues from certain industries and certain cities. Prior to Pilot Program, the Group was mainly subject to a 5% PRC business tax and related surcharges on revenues in the PRC. PRC business tax and the related surcharges are recognized when the revenue is earned. On May 1, 2016, the transition from the imposition of PRC business tax (“Business Tax”) to the imposition of VAT was expanded to all industries in China, and all of the Sohu Group’s revenues have been subject to VAT since that date. To record VAT payable, the Group adopted the net presentation method, which presents the difference between the output VAT (at a rate of 6%) and the available input VAT amount (at the rate applicable to the supplier). U.S. Corporate Income Tax Sohu.com Inc. is a Delaware corporation that is subject to U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income at a rate of up to 35%. To the extent that portions of its U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or a dividend, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, Sohu.com Inc. may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. Any remaining liabilities are accrued in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income and estimated tax payments are made when required by U.S. law. Uncertain Tax Positions The Sohu Group is subject to various taxes in different jurisdictions, primarily the U.S. and the PRC. Management reviews regularly the adequacy of the provisions for taxes as they relate to the Group’s income and transactions. In order to assess uncertain tax positions, the Group applies a more likely than not threshold and a two-step approach for tax position measurement and financial statement recognition. For the two-step approach, the first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon settlement. Net Income /(Loss) per Share Basic net income / (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income / (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares comprise shares issuable upon the exercise or settlement of share-based awards using the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of share-based awards with performance requirements is not considered before the performance targets are actually met. The computation of diluted net income / (loss) per share does not assume conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e. an increase in earnings per share amounts or a decrease in loss per share amounts) on net income / (loss) per share. Additionally, for purposes of calculating the numerator of diluted net income / (loss) per share, the net income / (loss) attributable to the Sohu Group is adjusted as follows. The adjustment will not be made if there is an anti-dilutive effect.
In the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income / (loss) per share, assuming a dilutive effect, the percentage of Sohu.com Inc.’s shareholding in Sogou was calculated by treating convertible preferred shares issued by Sogou as having been converted at the beginning of the period and unvested Sogou share options with the performance targets achieved as well as vested but unexercised Sogou share options as having been exercised during the period. The dilutive effect of share-based awards with a performance requirement was not considered before the performance targets were actually met. Assuming an anti-dilutive effect, all of these Sogou shares and share options are excluded from the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted income /(loss) per share. As a result, Sogou’s net income /(loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis equals the number used for the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s basic net income /(loss) per share.
In the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income/ (loss) per share, assuming a dilutive effect, all of Changyou’s existing unvested restricted share units and share options, and vested restricted share units and share options that have not yet been settled, are treated as vested and settled by Changyou under the treasury stock method, causing the percentage of the weighted average number of shares held by Sohu.com Inc. in Changyou to decrease. As a result, Changyou’s net income / (loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis decreased accordingly. Assuming an anti-dilutive effect, all of these Changyou restricted share units and share options are excluded from the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income /(loss) per share. As a result, Changyou’s net income /(loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis equals the number used for the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s basic net income /(loss) per share. Fair Value of Financial Instruments U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring the fair value of financial instruments. This hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three-tier fair value hierarchy is: Level 1 – observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 – include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the market place. Level 3 – unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. The Sohu Group’s financial instruments mainly include cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, assets held for sale, prepaid and other current assets, long-term investments (including available-for-sale equity securities), restricted time deposits, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, receipts in advance and deferred revenue, liabilities held for sale, other short-term liabilities and long-term accounts payable. Cash Equivalents The Sohu Group’s cash equivalents mainly consist of time deposits with original maturities of three months or less, and highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash. Short-term Investments For investments in financial instruments with a variable interest rate indexed to the performance of underlying assets, the Sohu Group elected the fair value method at the date of initial recognition and carried these investments subsequently at fair value. Changes in fair values are reflected in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Accounts Receivable, Net The carrying value of accounts receivable is reduced by an allowance that reflects the Sohu Group’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected. The Group makes estimations of the collectability of accounts receivable. Many factors are considered in estimating the general allowance, including reviewing delinquent accounts receivable, performing an aging analysis and a customer credit analysis, and analyzing historical bad debt records and current economic trends. Available-for-Sale Securities Investments in debt securities and equity securities that have readily determinable fair values not classified as trading securities or as held-to-maturity securities are classified as available-for-sale securities, and are included in long-term investments. Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses recorded in other comprehensive income or losses in the consolidated balance sheets. Realized gains or losses are included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the period in which the gain or loss is realized. An impairment loss on the available-for-sale securities is recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income when the decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary. Restricted time deposits Restricted time deposits are valued based on the prevailing interest rates in the market using the discounted cash flow method. Foreign exchange forward contracts Foreign exchange forward contracts are initially recognized on the date a foreign exchange forward contract is entered into and are subsequently measured at fair value. Changyou entered into such foreign exchange forward contracts in compliance with its risk management policy for the purpose of eliminating the negative impact on earnings and equity resulting from fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB. The instruments are marked-to-market at each period-end with the associated changes in fair value recognized in the line item “Other income /(expense), net” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and “Prepaid and other current assets” or “Other short-term liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets. Equity Investments Investments in entities are recorded as equity investments under long-term investments. For entities over which the Group does not have significant influence, the cost method is applied, as there is no readily determinable fair value; for entities over which the Group can exercise significant influence but does not own a majority equity interest or control, the equity method is applied. For cost method investments, the Group carries the investment at historical cost after the date of investment. For equity method investments, the Group adjusts the carrying amount of an investment and recognizes investment income or loss for the Group’s share of the earnings or loss of the investee after the date of investment. Long-Lived Assets Long-lived assets consist primarily of fixed assets and intangible assets. Fixed Assets Fixed assets mainly comprise office buildings, computer equipment and hardware, leasehold improvements, office furniture, and vehicles. Fixed assets are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation with no residual value. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Expenditure for maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred.
The gain or loss on the disposal of fixed assets is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the lower of the carrying value or fair value less cost to sell the relevant assets and is recognized in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Intangible Assets Intangible assets mainly comprise domain names and trademarks, purchased video content, operating rights for licensed games, computer software, cinema advertising slot rights, and developed technologies. Intangible assets are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization with no residual value. Amortization of intangible assets other than purchased video content is computed using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives of the Group’s intangible assets are listed below:
Impairment of Long-lived Assets In accordance with ASC 360-10-35, the Sohu Group reviews the carrying values of long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Based on the existence of one or more indicators of impairment, the Group measures any impairment of long-lived assets using the projected discounted cash flow method at the asset group level. The estimation of future cash flows requires significant management judgment based on the Group’s historical results and anticipated results and is subject to many factors. The discount rate that is commensurate with the risk inherent in the Group’s business model is determined by its management. An impairment loss would be recorded if the Group determined that the carrying value of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. The impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying values of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. Video Content Video content consists primarily of purchased video content and self-developed video content. Purchased video content is recognized as intangible assets. Amortization of purchased video content is computed based on the trend in viewership accumulation. For self-developed video content, production costs incurred in excess of the amount of revenue contracted for are expensed as incurred, instead of being recorded as intangible assets. Sohu Video enters into nonmonetary transactions to exchange online broadcasting rights for purchased video content with other online video broadcasting companies. Under ASC 845, the cost of a nonmonetary asset acquired in exchange for another nonmonetary asset is the fair value of the asset surrendered to obtain the acquired nonmonetary asset, and a gain or loss should be recognized on the exchange. The fair value of the asset received should be used to measure the cost if the fair value of the asset received is more reliable than the fair value of the asset surrendered. The Sohu Group records these nonmonetary exchanges at the fair values of the online broadcasting rights for purchased video content and recognize any net gain or loss from such exchange transactions. Impairment of Video Content Purchased video content is stated at the lower of cost less accumulated amortization, or net realizable value (“NRV”). In accordance with ASC 920-350-35, if management’s expectations of the programming usefulness of a program, series, package, or daypart are revised downward, it may be necessary to write down unamortized cost to estimated NRV. A write-down from unamortized cost to a lower estimated NRV establishes a new cost basis. Accordingly, the Group measures the video content’s impairment loss by comparing its carrying value to its NRV. An impairment loss would be recorded if the carrying value of video content is lower than its NRV. The impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the NRV of video content exceeds its carrying value.
Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired as a result of the Sohu Group’s acquisitions of interests in its subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs. If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Group reports in its financial statements provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. If a measurement period adjustment is identified, the Group recognizes the adjustment as part of the acquisition accounting. The Sohu Group increases or decreases the provisional amounts of identifiable assets or liabilities by means of increases or decreases in goodwill for measurement period adjustments. In accordance with ASC 350, the Group does not amortize goodwill, but tests it for impairment. The Group tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of October 1, and between annual tests when an event occurs or circumstances change that could indicate that the asset might be impaired. Under ASC 350-20-35, the Group has the option to choose whether it will apply a qualitative assessment first and then a quantitative assessment, if necessary, or to apply a quantitative assessment directly. For reporting units applying a qualitative assessment first, the Group starts the goodwill impairment test by assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is mandatory. Otherwise, no further testing is required. The quantitative impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of goodwill with its carrying value. For reporting units directly applying the quantitative assessment, the Group performs the goodwill impairment test by quantitatively comparing the fair values of those reporting units to their carrying amounts. After performing the assessment, if the carrying amounts of the reporting units were higher than their fair value, the Group performs the second step of the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Application of a goodwill impairment test requires significant management judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value of each reporting unit. The Group estimates fair value using the income approach or market approach. The judgment in estimating the fair value of reporting units includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates, control premium, comparable companies’ multipliers and making other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value for each reporting unit. Comprehensive Income Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners. Accumulated other comprehensive income, as presented on the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets, includes a cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment and an unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities. Functional Currency and Foreign Currency Translation An entity’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates, normally that is the currency of the environment in which the entity primarily generates and expends cash. Management’s judgment is essential to determine the functional currency by assessing various indicators, such as cash flows, sales price and market, expenses, financing and inter-company transactions and arrangements. The functional currency of Sohu.com Inc. is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Sohu Group’s subsidiaries in the U.S., the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong is the U.S. dollar. The functional currencies of the Sohu Group’s subsidiaries and VIEs in other countries are the national currencies of those counties, rather than the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are re-measured at the applicable rates of exchange in effect at that date. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency re-measurement are included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Financial statements of entities with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars, which is the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the current exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at the average of the exchange rates in effect during the reporting period. Shareholders’ equity accounts are translated using the historical exchange rates at the date the entry to shareholders’ equity was recorded, except for the change in retained earnings during the year, which is translated using the historical exchange rates used to translate each period’s income statement. Differences resulting from translating a foreign currency to the reporting currency are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated balance sheets.
Effect of Recent Accounting Pronouncements Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, ‘‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).’’ This guidance supersedes current guidance on revenue recognition in Topic 605, ‘‘Revenue Recognition.” In addition, there are disclosure requirements related to the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue recognition. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No.2015-14 to defer the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 for all entities by one year. For public business entities that follow U.S. GAAP, the deferral results in the new revenue standard are being effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Sohu Group will apply the new revenue standard beginning January 1, 2018, and will not early adopt. The Sohu Group has set up an implementation team that is currently in the process of analyzing each of the Sohu Group’s revenue streams in accordance with the new revenue standard to determine the impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The Sohu Group plans to continue the evaluation, analysis, and documentation of its adoption of ASU 2014-09 (including those subsequently issued updates that clarify ASU 2014-09’s provisions) throughout 2017 as the Sohu Group works towards the implementation and finalizes its determination of the impact that the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which simplifies the presentation of deferred income taxes by requiring deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. Additionally, the new guidance may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. The Sohu Group adopted this guidance retrospectively during the fourth quarter of 2016. Accordingly, the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 reflect the new classification. As a result of the adoption of this guidance, $4.7 million of current deferred tax assets and $24.9 million of deferred tax liabilities were reclassified to non-current as of December 31, 2015. Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. On January 5, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 (“ASU 2016-01”), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which amends certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This amendment requires all equity investments to be measured at fair value, with changes in the fair value recognized through net income (other than those accounted for under equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee). This standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements. Leases. On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), Leases. ASU 2016-02 specifies the accounting for leases. For operating leases, ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in its balance sheet. The standard also requires a lessee to recognize a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term, on a generally straight-line basis. In addition, this standard requires both lessees and lessors to disclose certain key information about lease transactions. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements. Compensation – Stock Compensation. On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09 (“ASU 2016-09”), Compensation – Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which relates to the accounting for employee share-based payments. This standard addresses several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions, including: (a) income tax consequences; (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities; and (c) classification on the statement of cash flows; (d) accounting for forfeitures of share-based payments. This standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Sohu Group does not expect this standard to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements Financial Instruments-Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application will be permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which clarifies the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. In November 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The guidance requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim period within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The standard should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements. Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The standard should be applied prospectively on or after the effective date. The Sohu Group will evaluate the impact of adopting this standard prospectively upon any transactions of acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The guidance should be adopted on a prospective basis for the annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements. |
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| Segment Information | 3. Segment Information The Sohu Group’s segments are business units that offer different services and are reviewed separately by the CODM, or the decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Group’s CODM is Sohu.com Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer. There are three segments in the Group, consisting of the Sohu segment, the Sogou segment, and the Changyou segment. The following tables present summary information by segment (in thousands):
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| Share-based Compensation Expense | 4. Share-based Compensation Expense Sohu (excluding Fox Video Limited), Sogou, Changyou, and Fox Video Limited (“Sohu Video”) have incentive plans for the granting of share-based awards, including stock options, share options and restricted share units, to members of the boards of directors, management and other key employees.
Share-based compensation expense was recognized in costs and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016 as follows (in thousands):
Share-based compensation expense was recognized for share awards of Sohu (excluding Sohu Video), Sogou, Changyou and Sohu Video as follows (in thousands):
Note (1): Compensation expense for Sogou share-based awards also includes compensation expense for Tencent restricted share units that Tencent had granted to employees who transferred to Sogou with the Soso search-related businesses, and compensation expense equal to the excess of the repurchase price paid to employees over the fair value at the repurchase date of Sogou Class A Ordinary Shares that Sogou repurchased in the second quarter of 2014. Note (2):The negative amount resulted from re-measured compensation expense based on the then-current fair value of the awards on each reporting date. There was no capitalized share-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014. |
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| Advertising and Promotional Expenses, included in Sales and Marketing Expenses | 5. Advertising and Promotional Expenses, included in Sales and Marketing Expenses Advertising and promotional expenses are included in sales and marketing expenses, and generally represent the expenses of promotions to create or stimulate a positive image of the Sohu Group or a desire to subscribe for the Group’s products and services. Advertising expenses are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, advertising and promotional expenses recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income were $270.2 million, $196.9 million and $310.7 million, respectively. |
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Note (1): In the second quarter of 2016, the Sohu Group recognized a one-time expense of $27.8 million that was related to a donation by Sogou to Tsinghua University related to setting up a joint research institute focusing on artificial intelligence technology. Note (2): The $60.3 million in investment income in 2015 primarily included a $55.1 million disposal gain recognized by Changyou for its sale of the 7Road business and certain Changyou subsidiaries and a $13.0 million disposal gain recognized by Sohu for its sale of an equity investment, offset by an $8.9 million investment loss from the Group’s other equity investments. |
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| Related Party Transactions | 8. Related Party Transactions Changyou’s Loan Arrangements with SoEasy Commencing in April 2015, certain subsidiaries of Changyou and certain subsidiaries of SoEasy entered into a series of loan agreements pursuant to which the subsidiaries of Changyou are entitled to draw down HK dollar-denominated or U.S. dollar-denominated loans from the SoEasy subsidiaries and the SoEasy subsidiaries are entitled to draw down equivalent RMB-denominated loans from the subsidiaries of Changyou, to facilitate each other’s business operations. All of the loans carry a fixed rate of interest equal to the current market interest rate. During the first quarter of 2016, Changyou drew down from SoEasy U.S. dollar-denominated loans of approximately $29.9 million and granted RMB-denominated loans to SoEasy of approximately $30.2 million. During the second quarter of 2016, Changyou repaid to SoEasy HK dollar-denominated loans of approximately $12.9 million and received from SoEasy RMB-denominated loans of $12.1 million. As of December 31, 2016, Changyou had U.S. dollar-denominated loans payable to SoEasy in a total amount of approximately $28.1 million, which was recorded in other short-term liabilities. As of the same date, Changyou had RMB-denominated loans receivable from SoEasy in a total amount of approximately $28.1 million, which was recorded in prepaid and other current assets. For the year of 2016, Changyou incurred interest expense of $0.7 million and earned interest income of $1.2 million. As of December 31, 2016, total interest expense payable to SoEasy amounted to $0.6 million, which was recorded in other short-term liabilities; and total interest income receivable from SoEasy was $0.9 million, which was recorded in prepaid and other current assets. As of December 31, 2015, Changyou had drawn down from SoEasy loans in an aggregate principal amount of HKD100 million (approximately $12.9 million), which is recorded in other short-term liabilities, and SoEasy had drawn down from Changyou loans in an aggregate principal amount of RMB80 million (approximately $12.3 million), which is recorded in prepaid and other current assets . For the year ended December 31, 2015, interest income that Changyou earned from the RMB-denominated loan was $0.4 million and was recorded as prepaid and other current assets, and interest expense that Changyou accrued for the HK dollar-denominated loan was $0.1 million and was recorded as other short-term liabilities. Other Information For the year of 2016, the Sohu Group generated brand advertising revenue from SoEasy of $0.9 million, and incurred sales and marketing expense for SoEasy of $0.2 million. |
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| Intracompany Loan and Share Pledge Agreement | 9. Intracompany Loan and Share Pledge Agreement On October 24, 2016, Beijing Sohu New Media Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sohu Media”) entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (“AmazGame”), pursuant to which Sohu Media may borrow from time to time from AmazGame up to RMB1.00 billion (or approximately US$148.64 million). The first request for an advance under the Loan Agreement must be made on or prior to December 31, 2016, and requests for further advances may be made for one year following the initial advance. Such one-year request period may be extended for another one-year period with the consent of AmazGame. Principal amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement will bear interest at an annual rate of 6%. The outstanding principal of each advance will be due one year from the date of the advance, subject to extension for an additional year with the consent of AmazGame. Also on October 24, 2016, Sohu.com (Game) Limited (“Sohu Game”), a Cayman Islands company that is an indirect subsidiary of Sohu and is the direct parent of Changyou, and Changyou entered into a share pledge agreement (the “Share Pledge Agreement”) pursuant to which Sohu Game pledged to Changyou an agreed-upon number of Changyou Class B ordinary shares of Changyou held by Sohu Game. The share pledge agreement will give Changyou the right to apply the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the loan to the repurchase of Changyou Class B ordinary shares from Sohu Game in the event that such principal and interest are not paid when due. In December 2016, Sohu Media received the first advance of RMB500.0 million (or US$72.1 million) from AmazGame. The intracompany loan has been eliminated upon consolidation. |
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| Fair Value Measurements | 10. Fair Value Measurements Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Sohu Group’s financial instruments mainly include cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, assets held for sale, prepaid and other current assets, long-term investments (including available-for-sale equity securities), restricted time deposits, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, receipts in advance and deferred revenue, liabilities held for sale, other short-term liabilities and long-term accounts payable. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring the fair value of financial instruments. This hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three-tier fair value hierarchy is: Level 1 – observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 – include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the market place. Level 3 – unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value The following table sets forth financial instruments, measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy, as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):
The following table sets forth the financial instruments, measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy, as of December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
Cash Equivalents The Sohu Group’s cash equivalents mainly consist of time deposits with original maturities of three months or less, and highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash. The fair values of cash equivalents are determined based on the pervasive interest rates in the market. The Group classifies the valuation techniques that use the pervasive interest rates input as Level 2 of fair value measurements. Generally there are no quoted prices in active markets for identical cash equivalents at the reporting date. In order to determine the fair value, the Group must use the discounted cash flow method and observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Short-term Investments In accordance with ASC 825, for investments in financial instruments with a variable interest rate indexed to performance of underlying assets, the Sohu Group elected the fair value method at the date of initial recognition and carried these investments at fair value. Changes in the fair value are reflected in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as other income /(expense). To estimate fair value, the Group refers to the quoted rate of return provided by banks at the end of each period using the discounted cash flow method. The Group classifies the valuation techniques that use these inputs as Level 2 of fair value measurements. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Sohu Group’s investment in financial instruments was $247.9 million and $174.5 million, respectively. The investment instruments were issued by commercial banks in China, and have a variable interest rate indexed to performance of underlying assets. Since these investments’ maturity dates are within one year, they are classified as short-term investments. For the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Sohu Group recorded in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income the gain from the changes in the fair value of short-term investments in the amounts of $10.1 million, $9.4 million and $3.1 million, respectively. Available-for-Sale Equity Securities Available-for-sale equity securities are valued using the market approach based on the quoted prices in active markets at the reporting date. The Group classifies the valuation techniques that use these inputs as Level 1 of fair value measurements. On August 12, 2014, Sohu acquired approximately 6% of the total outstanding common shares of Keyeast Co., Ltd., a Korean-listed company (“Keyeast”), for a purchase price of $15.1 million. The Sohu Group classified this investment as available-for-sale equity securities under long-term investments, and reported it at fair value. As of December 31, 2016, the fair value of the Keyeast available-for-sale equity securities held by Sohu was $10.4 million. An unrealized loss representing the change in fair value of $4.7 million was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income /(loss) in the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets.
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale In 2016, Changyou’s Board of Directors approved the disposal of the 51% equity interest in MoboTap, which is the mobile technology developer behind the Dolphin Browser. As of December 31, 2016, Changyou has been negotiating with a potential buyer on the terms of disposal. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities attributable to MoboTap are classified as assets and liabilities held for sale and measured at the lower of their carrying amounts or their fair values, less cost to sell, in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 and there is no impairment recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income in 2016. Details of the aggregate assets and liabilities at December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts In September 2016, Changyou entered into foreign exchange forward contracts with banks in an aggregate nominal amount of $100 million. Changyou entered into such foreign exchange forward contracts in compliance with its risk management policy for the purpose of eliminating the negative impact on earnings and equity resulting from fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB. There was no cash collateral or settlement under the forward contracts as of December 31, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Sohu Group recorded the gain from the changes in the fair value of forward contracts of $3.0 million in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Group estimated the fair values of foreign exchange forward contracts using the Black-Scholes model. The fair values of the forward contracts were estimated based on quoted forward exchange prices at the reporting date. The Group classifies the fair value measurement of the forward contracts based on such inputs as Level 2 of fair value measurements. Restricted Time Deposits Restricted time deposits are valued based on the prevailing interest rates in the market using the discounted cash flow method. The Sohu Group classifies the valuation techniques that use these inputs as Level 2 of fair value measurements. Collateral related to Sogou Incentive Shares Trust Arrangements In February 2013, Sohu deposited $9.0 million in cash into restricted time deposit accounts at a bank as collateral for credit facilities provided by the bank to certain Sogou employees. The facilities were intended to fund the employees’ early exercise of Sogou share options and related PRC individual income tax. In the fourth quarter of 2016, all of these credit facilities were repaid to the bank and the $9.0 million restricted time deposit that secured these facilities had been released. Changyou Loans from Offshore Banks, Secured by Time Deposits Commencing in 2012, Changyou drew down loans from offshore branches of certain banks, which were secured by an equivalent or greater amount of RMB deposits by Changyou in the onshore branches of such banks. The loans from the offshore branches of the lending banks were classified as short-term and long-term bank loans based on the loans’ payment terms. In the first quarter of 2016, Changyou repaid all of the remaining bank loans of $344.5 million, and restricted time deposits of $354.7 million that secured these loans were released. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, interest income from the restricted time deposits securing the loans was $0.5 million, $12.8 million and $16.3 million, respectively, and interest expense on the bank loans was $0.6 million, $7.1 million and $6.4 million, respectively.
Other Financial Instruments The fair values of other financial instruments are estimated for disclosure purposes as follows: Long-term Investment Long-term Investment in SoEasy Under an agreement between Sohu and SoEasy Internet Finance Group Limited (“SoEasy”) entered into in August 2014, Sohu invested $4.8 million and $16.1 million in SoEasy on August 2014 and April 2015, respectively. In February 2016, Sohu invested an additional $10.5 million in SoEasy. Sohu accounted for its investments in SoEasy under long-term investments. These investments include both preferred shares and common shares. Sohu accounted for its investment in SoEasy’s preferred shares under the cost method, since they were not considered to be common shares in substance and had no readily determinable fair value. Sohu accounted for its investment in SoEasy’s common shares under the equity method, since Sohu can exercise significant influence but does not own a majority of SoEasy’s equity capital or control SoEasy. As of December 31, 2016, the carrying value of Sohu’s investment in SoEasy was $25.0 million. Long-term Investment in Zhihu In September 2015 and December 2016, Sogou invested $12.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, in Zhihu Technology Limited (“Zhihu”), a company that engages primarily in the business of operating an online question and answer-based knowledge and information-sharing platform. Sogou accounted for the investment in Zhihu using the cost method, since Sogou does not have significant influence over Zhihu. Short-term Receivables and Payables Accounts receivable and prepaid and other current assets are financial assets with carrying values that approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. Short-term accounts payable, accrued liabilities, receipts in advance and deferred revenue and other short-term liabilities are financial liabilities with carrying values that approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. For short-term receivables and payables, the Group estimated fair values using the discounted cash flow method, which is unobservable in the market. The Group classifies the valuation technique as Level 2 of fair value measurements. Long-term Payables Long-term accounts payable are financial liabilities with carrying values that approximate fair value due to any changes in fair value, after considering the discount rate, being immaterial. For long-term accounts payable, the Group estimated fair values using the discounted cash flow method, which is unobservable in the market. The Sohu Group classifies the valuation technique as Level 2 of fair value measurements. Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis The following table sets forth assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2015 and 2016 (in thousands):
Prepaid and other current assets Prepaid and other current assets primarily comprise purchased video content with a remaining amortization period of less than one year, prepaid taxes, matching loan due from a related party, loans to third parties and a receivable from Shenzhen 7Road. The impairment losses recognized for prepaid and other current assets were mainly due to Sohu Video purchased content and license rights. See Note 12 – Intangible Assets, Net. Intangible Assets Intangible assets mainly comprise domain names and trademarks, purchased video content, operating rights for licensed games, computer software, cinema advertising slot rights, and developed technologies. The impairment losses recognized for intangible assets were mainly due to Sohu Video purchased video content and Changyou purchased content and license rights to games. See Note 12 – Intangible Assets, Net. Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired as a result of the Group’s acquisitions of interests in its subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs. See Note 13 – Goodwill. |
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12. Intangible Assets, Net The following table summarizes the Sohu Group’s intangible assets, net, as of December 31, 2015 and 2016 (in thousands):
Impairment Losses In 2016, the Group recognized $22.9 million in losses for impairment related to Sohu Video’s purchased video content and Changyou purchased content and license rights to games. Impairment losses recognized consisted primarily of impairment losses incurred by Sohu of $18.6 million, including $2.9 million for intangible assets and $15.7 million for prepaid and other current assets, mainly due to the restructuring of the sales team of Sohu Video, which had an adverse impact on Sohu Video’s performance for 2016 and resulted in a lowering of management’s expectations of the programming usefulness of certain Sohu Video’s purchased video content. In 2015, the Group recognized $19.9 million in losses for impairment of intangible assets, primarily related to the Dolphin Browser operated by MoboTap and related license rights. In 2015, the financial performance of the Dolphin Browser was below original expectations, and Changyou’s management concluded that the Dolphin Browser was unable to provide expected synergies with Changyou’s platform channel business and accordingly performed a goodwill impairment test for the goodwill generated in the acquisition of MoboTap, and recognized an $8.9 million impairment loss for intangible assets. The impairment loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income under “goodwill impairment and impairment of intangibles as part of acquisition of a business.” The impaired intangible assets primarily consist of user base, technology, trademark and license rights. In 2014, the Group recognized a $20.2 million impairment loss related to Changyou’s intangible assets. The impairment loss for intangible assets was mainly from developed technologies and domain names, including a $15.3 million impairment loss related to RaidCall. The impairment loss was recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as “goodwill impairment and impairment of intangible assets acquired as part of business acquisitions.” Amortization In 2016, 2015 and 2014, amortization of intangible assets was $131.2 million, $161.1 million and $77.7 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2016, amortization expenses for future periods are estimated to be as follows:
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In 2016, there were two separate reporting units under the Sohu segment, consisting of brand advertising and others. There was only one reporting unit under the Sogou segment. There were five main reporting units under the Changyou segment, consisting of the Changyou online game business, the 17173.com Website, RaidCall, MoboTap and the cinema advertising business. The Sohu Group tested goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on October 1, 2016. The Group performed impairment tests using the qualitative and quantitative methods.
For the Sohu segment and the Sogou segment, impairment tests were conducted by quantitatively comparing the fair values of those reporting units to their carrying amounts. Sohu and Sogou estimated the fair values by weighting the results from the income approach. The valuation approach considers a number of factors that include expected future cash flows, growth rates, and discount rates, and requires Sohu and Sogou to make certain assumptions and estimates regarding industry economic factors and future profitability of the business. After the quantitative assessment, management concluded that the fair values of the reporting units exceeded their carrying values, indicating that the goodwill of those reporting units was not impaired. For the Changyou segment, Changyou performed the first step of a two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of these reporting units to their carrying amounts, and the fair value of these reporting units exceeded their carrying values, indicating that the goodwill of those reporting units was not impaired as of December 31, 2016. For the two-step goodwill impairment test, Changyou estimated the fair values using the income approach, and considered factors that included expected future cash flows, growth rates and discount rates, or using the market approach and considered factors that included share price, control premium and comparable companies’ multipliers. In 2016, Changyou’s Board of Directors approved the disposal of the 51% equity interest in MoboTap held by Changyou. As of December 31, 2016, Changyou has been negotiating with a potential buyer on the terms of disposal. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of MoboTap were recognized as “assets held for sale” and “liabilities held for sale,” respectively. As of December 31, 2016, goodwill in the amount of $83.5 million was reclassified from goodwill to “assets held for sale.” See Note-10-Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale. In 2015, Changyou recognized a $29.6 million goodwill impairment loss related to MoboTap, as Changyou’s management concluded that the Dolphin Browser was unable to provide expected synergies with Changyou’s platform business. Changyou also recognized a $1.9 million goodwill impairment loss with respect to Beijing Doyo Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (“Doyo”) as the total consideration received by Changyou for the sale of Doyo under an agreement entered into in September 2015 was lower than the carrying value of Doyo’s net assets. Doyo was disposed of at the end of 2015. In 2014, Changyou recognized a $33.8 million goodwill impairment loss related to RaidCall, as Changyou’s management concluded that RaidCall was unable to provide expected synergies with Changyou’s online games business. |
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| Taxation | 14. Taxation Income Tax Expense and Effective Tax Rate Income Tax Expense Sohu.com Inc. is subject to United States (“U.S.”) income tax, and Changyou’s income that is from a U.S. source is generally subject to U.S. income tax. The majority of the subsidiaries and VIEs of the Sohu Group are based in mainland China and are subject to income taxes in the PRC. These China-based subsidiaries and VIEs conduct substantially all of the Sohu Group’s operations, and generate most of the Sohu Group’s income or losses. The components of income before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
In 2016, of the $21.1 million income tax expense, $22.1 million was for PRC tax, mainly attributable to Changyou’s business and negative $2.1 million was for U.S. tax, representing the combined results of income tax expense for U.S. taxable income of 2016 and Sohu’s reversal of $5.0 million for the disposal of an equity investment that occurred in 2015 and was determined in 2016 to be nontaxable. The combined effects of the income tax exemption and reduction available to the Group are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Effective Tax Rate The following is reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the Group’s effective tax rate:
PRC Corporate Income Tax Principal Entities Qualified as HNTEs The CIT Law applies an income tax rate of 25% to all enterprises but grants preferential tax treatment to High and New Technology Enterprises (“HNTEs”). Under this preferential tax treatment, HNTEs can enjoy an income tax rate of 15%, but need to re-apply every three years. During this three-year period, an HNTE must conduct a qualification self-review each year to ensure it meets the HNTE criteria and is eligible for the 15% preferential tax rate for that year. If an HNTE fails to meet the criteria for qualification as an HNTE in any year, the enterprise cannot enjoy the 15% preferential tax rate in that year, and must instead use the regular 25% CIT rate. As of December 31, 2016, the following principal entities of the Sohu Group were qualified as HNTEs and were entitled to an income tax rate of 15%. For Sohu’s Business
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Principal Entities Qualified as Software Enterprises and KNSE The CIT Law and its implementing regulations provide that a “Software Enterprise” is entitled to an income tax exemption for two years beginning with its first profitable year and a 50% reduction to a rate of 12.5% for the subsequent three years. An entity that qualifies as a “Key National Software Enterprise” (a “KNSE”) is entitled to a further reduced preferential income tax rate of 10%. Enterprises wishing to enjoy the status of a Software Enterprise or KNSE must perform a self-assessment each year to ensure they meet the criteria for qualification and file required supporting documents with the tax authorities before using the preferential CIT rates. These enterprises will be subject to the tax authorities’ assessment each year as to whether they are entitled to use the relevant preferential CIT treatments. If at any time during the preferential tax treatment years an enterprise uses the preferential CIT rates but the relevant authorities determine that it fails to meet applicable criteria for qualification, the relevant authorities may revoke the enterprise’s Software Enterprise/KNSE status. For Sohu’s Business
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PRC Withholding Tax on Dividends The CIT Law imposes a 10% withholding income tax on dividends distributed by foreign invested enterprises in the PRC to their immediate holding companies outside Mainland China. A lower withholding tax rate may be applied if there is a tax treaty between Mainland China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. A holding company in Hong Kong, for example, will be subject to a 5% withholding tax rate under an arrangement between the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the “Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital,” if such holding company is considered a non-PRC resident enterprise and holds at least 25% of the equity interests in the PRC foreign invested enterprise distributing the dividends, subject to approval of the PRC local tax authority. However, if the Hong Kong holding company is not considered to be the beneficial owner of such dividends under applicable PRC tax regulations, such dividend will remain subject to a withholding tax rate of 10%. In order to fund the distribution of a dividend to shareholders of the Sohu Group’s majority-owned subsidiary Changyou, Changyou’s management determined to cause one of its PRC subsidiaries to declare and distribute a cash dividend of all of its stand-alone 2012 earnings and half of its stand-alone subsequent years’ earnings to its direct overseas parent company, Changyou.com (HK) Limited (“Changyou HK”). As of December 31, 2016, Changyou had accrued deferred tax liabilities in the amount of $26.0 million for PRC withholding tax. With the exception of that dividend, the Sohu Group does not intend to have any of its PRC subsidiaries distribute any undistributed profits of such subsidiaries to their direct overseas parent companies, but rather intends that such profits will be permanently reinvested by such subsidiaries for their PRC operations. PRC Value-Added Tax Effective September 1, 2012, a pilot program (the “Pilot Program”) for transition from the imposition of PRC business tax (“Business Tax”) to the imposition of value-added tax (“VAT”) was implemented for revenues from certain industries and certain cities. Prior to Pilot Program, the Group was mainly subject to a 5% PRC business tax and related surcharges on revenues in the PRC. PRC business tax and the related surcharges are recognized when the revenue is earned. On May 1, 2016, the transition from the imposition of PRC business tax (“Business Tax”) to the imposition of VAT was expanded to all industries in China, and as a result all of the Sohu Group’s revenues have been subject to VAT since that date. To record VAT payable, the Group adopted the net presentation method, which presents the difference between the output VAT (at a rate of 6%) and the available input VAT amount (at the rate applicable to the supplier). U.S. Corporate Income Tax Sohu.com Inc. is a Delaware corporation that is subject to U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income at a rate of up to 35%. To the extent that portions of its U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or a dividend, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, Sohu.com Inc. may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. Any remaining liabilities are accrued in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income and estimated tax payments are made when required by U.S. law. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, Sohu.com Inc. does not provide for U.S. federal income taxes or tax benefits on the undistributed earnings or losses of its non-U.S. subsidiaries or consolidated VIEs because, for the foreseeable future, Sohu.com Inc. does not have the intention to repatriate those undistributed earnings or losses to the U.S. (except that, under certain circumstances, Sohu.com Inc. may repatriate to the U.S. income that was previously included in its income for U.S. corporate income tax purposes). However, certain activities conducted in the PRC may give rise to U.S. corporate income tax, even if there are no distributions to Sohu.com Inc. U.S. corporate income taxes would be imposed on Sohu.com Inc. if its subsidiaries that are controlled foreign corporations generate income that is subject to the Subpart F regime of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Cumulative undistributed earnings were included in consolidated retained earnings on the balance sheets in the amounts of $396.7 million and $614.1 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. An estimated $138.8 million and $214.9 million in U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes would be due if these earnings were remitted as dividends, after payment of all deferred taxes as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Significant components of the Group’s deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
The Group elected to early adopt the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes retrospectively from the fourth quarter of 2016. As a result of the adoption of this guidance, $4.7 million of current deferred tax assets and $24.9 million of current deferred tax liabilities were reclassified to non-current as of December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2016, the Group had net operating losses from PRC entities of approximately $760.6 million available to offset against future net profit for income tax purposes. The Group anticipates that it is more likely than not that these net operating losses (except for the net operating losses generated by Changyou’s VIEs) may not be utilized based on its estimate of the operation performance of these PRC entities; therefore, $190.1 million in deferred tax assets generated from net operating losses were offset by a valuation allowance. In 2016, $11.8 million of PRC net operating losses generated from previous years expired. The remaining PRC net operating losses will expire successively commencing in 2017. Uncertain Tax Positions The Sohu Group did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Group did not have any significant penalties or interest associated with tax positions for the year ended December 31, 2016. The following table summarizes the Group’s recognized uncertain tax positions from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
In 2016, the decreases related to prior year tax positions mainly represented a payment of $5.3 million to PRC tax authorities for a portion of an uncertain tax position arising from certain equity transactions recognized in 2013. In 2015, the Sohu Group recognized tax payable in the amount of $14.6 million as management determined that certain business transactions that took place during the year may result in additional tax obligations under relevant tax rules. The Group does not anticipate that the uncertain tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of December 31, 2016. |
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15. Commitments and Contingencies Contractual Obligations The following table sets forth the Group’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
Note (1): For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, rental expense included in the operating lease was approximately $23.9 million, $27.9 million, and $34.6 million, respectively. Litigation The Sohu Group is a party to various litigation matters which it considers routine and incidental to its business. The Sohu Group records a liability when the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Sohu Group evaluates, on a regular basis, developments in litigation matters that could affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued and makes adjustments as appropriate. Management believes that the total liabilities to the Sohu Group that may arise as a result of currently pending legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows PRC Law and Regulations The Chinese market in which the Sohu Group operates poses certain macro-economic and regulatory risks and uncertainties. These uncertainties extend to the ability to operate an Internet business and to conduct brand advertising, search and search-related, online game, and other services in the PRC. Though the PRC has, since 1978, implemented a wide range of market-oriented economic reforms, continued reforms and progress towards a full market-oriented economy are uncertain. In addition, the telecommunication, information, and media industries remain highly regulated. Restrictions are currently in place and are unclear with respect to which segments of these industries foreign-owned entities, like the Sohu Group, may operate. The Chinese government may issue from time to time new laws or new interpretations of existing laws to regulate areas such as telecommunication, information and media. The Sohu Group’s legal structure and scope of operations in China could be subject to restrictions, which could result in limits on its ability to conduct business in the PRC. Certain risks related to PRC law that could affect the Sohu Group’s VIE structure are discussed in Note 16 – VIEs. Regulatory risks also encompass interpretation by PRC tax authorities of current tax law, including the applicability of certain preferential tax treatments. The Sohu Group’s sales, purchase and expense transactions are generally denominated in RMB and a significant portion of its assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. In China, foreign exchange transactions are required by law to be transacted only by authorized financial institutions. Remittances in currencies other than RMB by its subsidiaries in China may require certain supporting documentation in order to effect the remittance. |
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16. VIEs Background PRC laws and regulations prohibit or restrict foreign ownership of companies that operate Internet information and content, Internet access, online games, mobile, value added telecommunications and certain other businesses in which the Sohu Group is engaged or could be deemed to be engaged. Consequently, the Sohu Group conducts certain of its operations and businesses in the PRC through its VIEs. The Sohu Group consolidates in its consolidated financial statements all of the VIEs of which the Group is the primary beneficiary. VIEs Consolidated within the Sohu Group The Sohu Group adopted the guidance of accounting for VIEs, which requires VIEs to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity. Management made evaluations of the relationships between the Sohu Group and its VIEs and the economic benefit flow of contractual arrangements with the VIEs. In connection with such evaluation, management also took into account the fact that, as a result of contractual arrangements with its consolidated VIEs, the Sohu Group controls the shareholders’ voting interests in those VIEs. As a result of such evaluation, the management concluded that the Sohu Group is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs which the Group consolidates. All of the consolidated VIEs are incorporated and operated in the PRC, and the Group’s principal VIEs are directly or indirectly owned by Dr. Charles Zhang, the Sohu Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, or other executive officers and employees of the Sohu Group identified below. Capital for the consolidated VIEs was funded by the Sohu Group through loans provided to Dr. Charles Zhang and other executive officers and employees, and was initially recorded as loans to related parties. These loans are eliminated for accounting purposes against the capital of the VIEs upon consolidation. Under contractual agreements with the Sohu Group, Dr. Charles Zhang and those other executive officers and employees of the Sohu Group who are shareholders of the consolidated VIEs are required to transfer their ownership in these entities to the Group, if permitted by PRC laws and regulations, or, if not so permitted, to designees of the Group at any time as requested by the Group to repay the loans outstanding. All voting rights of the consolidated VIEs are assigned to the Sohu Group, and the Group has the right to designate all directors and senior management personnel of the consolidated VIEs, and also has the obligation to absorb losses of the consolidated VIEs. Dr. Charles Zhang and those other executive officers and employees of the Sohu Group who are shareholders of the consolidated VIEs have pledged their shares in the consolidated VIEs as collateral for the loans. As of December 31, 2016, the aggregate amount of these loans was $9.4 million. Under its contractual arrangements with the consolidated VIEs, the Sohu Group has the power to direct activities of the VIEs, and can have assets transferred freely out of the VIEs without any restrictions. Therefore, the Group considers that there is no asset of a consolidated VIE that can be used only to settle obligations of the VIEs, except for registered capital and PRC statutory reserves of the VIEs. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital and PRC statutory reserves of the consolidated VIEs totaled $60.0 million. As all of the consolidated VIEs are incorporated as limited liability companies under the PRC Company Law, creditors of the consolidated VIEs do not have recourse to the general credit of the Sohu Group for any of the liabilities of the consolidated VIEs. Currently there is no contractual arrangement that could require the Sohu Group to provide additional financial support to the consolidated VIEs. As the Sohu Group is conducting certain business in the PRC mainly through the consolidated VIEs, the Group may provide such support on a discretionary basis in the future, which could expose the Group to a loss. The Sohu Group classified the consolidated VIEs within the Sohu Group as principal VIEs or immaterial VIEs based on certain criteria, such as the VIEs’ total assets or revenues. The following is a summary of the principal VIEs within the Sohu Group: Basic Information for Principal VIEs and Subsidiaries of Principal VIEs For Sohu’s Business
Beijing Century High Tech Investment Co., Ltd. (“High Century”) was incorporated in 2001. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of High Century was $4.6 million and Dr. Charles Zhang and Wei Li held 80% and 20% interests, respectively, in this entity.
Beijing Heng Da Yi Tong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Heng Da Yi Tong”) was incorporated in 2002. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Heng Da Yi Tong was $1.2 million and Dr. Charles Zhang and Wei Li held 80% and 20% interests, respectively, in this entity.
Sohu Internet was incorporated in 2003. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Sohu Internet was $1.6 million and High Century held a 100% interest in this entity.
Beijing Sohu Donglin Advertising Co., Ltd. (“Donglin”) was incorporated in 2010. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Donglin was $1.5 million and Sohu Internet held a 100% interest in this entity.
Tianjin Jinhu Culture Development Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Jinhu”) was incorporated in 2011. In October, 2016, Ye Deng transferred its 50% equity interest in Tianjin Jinhu to Xiufeng Deng. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Tianjin Jinhu was $0.5 million and Xiufeng Deng and Xuemei Zhang each held a 50% interest in this entity.
Guangzhou Qianjun was acquired in November 2014. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Guangzhou Qianjun was $3.3 million and Tianjin Jinhu held a 100% interest in this entity.
Beijing Focus Interactive Information Service Co., Ltd. (“Focus Interactive”) was incorporated in July 2014. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Focus Interactive was $1.6 million and Heng Da Yi Tong held 100% of the equity interests in this entity. For Sogou’s Business
Sogou Information was incorporated in 2005. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Sogou Information was $2.5 million and Xiaochuan Wang, Sogou’s Chief Executive Officer, High Century and Tencent held 10%, 45% and 45% interests, respectively, in this entity. For Changyou’s Business
Gamease was incorporated in 2007. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Gamease was $1.3 million and High Century held a 100% interest in this entity.
Beijing Guanyou Gamespace Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (“Guanyou Gamespace”) was incorporated in 2010. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Guanyou Gamespace was $1.5 million and Beijing Changyou Star Digital Technology Co., Ltd (“Changyou Star”) held a 100% interest in this entity.
Shanghai ICE Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai ICE”) was acquired by Changyou in 2010. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Shanghai ICE was $1.2 million and Gamease held a 100% interest in this entity.
Baina (Wuhan) Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Wuhan Baina Information”) was acquired by Gamease in July 2014. As of December 31, 2016, the registered capital of Wuhan Baina Information was $3.0 million and Changyou Star and Yongzhi Yang, the former chief executive officer of MoboTap, held 60% and 40% interests, respectively, in this entity. Financial Information The following financial information of the Sohu Group’s consolidated VIEs (including subsidiaries of VIEs) is included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
Summary of Significant Agreements Currently in Effect Agreements Between Subsidiaries, Consolidated VIEs and Nominee Shareholders Loan and share pledge agreement between Sohu Media and the shareholders of High Century: The agreement provides for loans to the shareholders of High Century for them to make contributions to the registered capital of High Century in exchange for the equity interests in High Century, and the shareholders pledge those equity interests to Sohu Media as security for the loans. The agreement includes powers of attorney that give Sohu Media the power to appoint nominees to act on behalf of the shareholders of High Century in connection with all actions to be taken by High Century. Pursuant to the agreement, the shareholders executed in blank transfers of their equity interests in High Century, which are held by the Sohu Group’s legal department and may be completed and effected at Sohu Media’s election. Loan and share pledge agreement between Sohu Focus (HK) Limited (“Focus HK”) and the shareholders of Heng Da Yi Tong: The agreement provides for loans to the shareholders of Heng Da Yi Tong for them to make contributions to the registered capital of Heng Da Yi Tong in exchange for the equity interests in Heng Da Yi Tong, and the shareholders pledge those equity interests to Focus HK as security for the loans. The agreement includes powers of attorney that give Focus HK the power to appoint nominees to act on behalf of the shareholders of Heng Da Yi Tong in connection with all actions to be taken by Heng Da Yi Tong. Pursuant to the agreement, the shareholders executed in blank transfers of their equity interests in Heng Da Yi Tong, which are held by the Sohu Group’s legal department and may be completed and effected at Focus HK’s election. Loan and share pledge agreements between Sogou Technology and the shareholders of Sogou Information. The loan agreement provides for a loan to Xiaochuan Wang, the individual shareholder of Sogou Information, to be used by him to make contributions to the registered capital of Sogou Information in exchange for his equity interest in Sogou Information. The loan is interest free-and is repayable on demand, but the shareholder may repay the loan only by transferring to Sogou Technology his equity interest in Sogou Information. Under the pledge agreement, all of the shareholders of Sogou Information pledge their equity interests to Sogou Technology to secure the performance of their obligations under the various VIE-related agreements. If any shareholder of Sogou Information breaches any of his or its obligations under any VIE-related agreements, Sogou Technology is entitled to exercise its right as the beneficiary under the share pledge agreement. The share pledge agreement terminates only after all of the obligations of the shareholders under the various VIE-related agreements are no longer in effect. Exclusive equity interest purchase right agreements between Sogou Technology, Sogou Information and the shareholders of Sogou Information. Pursuant to these agreements, Sogou Technology and any third party designated by it have the right, exercisable at any time when it becomes legal to do so under PRC law, to purchase from the shareholders of Sogou Information all or any part of their equity interests at the lowest purchase price permissible under PRC law. Business operation agreement among Sogou Technology, Sogou Information and the shareholders of Sogou Information. The agreement sets forth the right of Sogou Technology to control the actions of the shareholders of Sogou Information. The agreement has a term of 10 years, renewable at the request of Sogou Technology. Powers of Attorney executed by the shareholders of Sogou Information in favor of Sogou Technology with a term of 10 years, extendable at the request of Sogou Technology. These powers of attorney give Sogou Technology the right to appoint nominees to act on behalf of each of the three Sogou Information shareholders in connection with all actions to be taken by Sogou Information. Loan agreements and equity pledge agreements between Fox Information Technology (Tianjin) Limited (“Video Tianjin”) and the shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu. The loan agreements provide for loans to the shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu for them to make contributions to the registered capital of Tianjin Jinhu in exchange for the equity interests in Tianjin Jinhu. Under the equity pledge agreements, the shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu pledge to Video Tianjin their equity interests in Tianjin Jinhu to secure the performance of their obligations under the loan agreements and Tianjin Jinhu’s obligations to Video Tianjin under their business agreements. The loans are interest free and are repayable on demand, but the shareholders can only repay the loans by transferring to Video Tianjin their equity interests in Tianjin Jinhu. Equity interest purchase right agreements between Video Tianjin, Tianjin Jinhu and the shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu. Pursuant to these agreements, Video Tianjin and any third party designated by it have the right, exercisable at any time when it becomes legal to do so under PRC law, to purchase from the shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu all or any part of their equity interests at the lowest purchase price permissible under PRC law.
Business operation agreement among Video Tianjin, Tianjin Jinhu and the shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu. The agreement sets forth the right of Video Tianjin to control the actions of the shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu. The agreement has a term of 10 years, renewable at the request of Video Tianjin. Powers of Attorney executed by the shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu in favor of Video Tianjin with a term of 10 years, extendable at the request of Video Tianjin. These powers of attorney give Video Tianjin the right to appoint nominees to act on behalf of each of the Tianjin Jinhu shareholders in connection with all actions to be taken by Tianjin Jinhu. Loan agreements and equity pledge agreements between AmazGame and the sole shareholder of Gamease and between Gamespace and the sole shareholder of Guanyou Gamespace. The loan agreements provide for loans to the respective shareholders of Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace for the shareholders to make contributions to the registered capital of Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace in exchange for 100% of the equity interests in Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace. The loans are interest free and are repayable on demand, but the shareholders can only repay the loans by transferring to AmazGame and Gamespace, as the case may be, their equity interests in Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace. Under the equity pledge agreements, the respective shareholders of Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace pledge to AmazGame and Gamespace, their equity interests in Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace to secure the performance of their obligations under the loan agreements and Gamease’s and Guanyou Gamespace’s obligations to AmazGame and Gamespace under the various VIE-related agreements. If the shareholders breach their obligations under any VIE-related agreements (Gamease’s or Guanyou Gamespace’s breach of any of its obligations under the various applicable VIE-related agreements will be treated as its shareholder’s breach of its obligations), including the equity pledge agreements, AmazGame and Gamespace are entitled to exercise their rights as the beneficiaries under the applicable equity pledge agreements, including all rights the respective shareholders have as shareholders of Gamease or Guanyou Gamespace. Equity interest purchase right agreements among AmazGame, Gamease and the sole shareholder of Gamease and among Gamespace, Guanyou Gamespace and the sole shareholder of Guanyou Gamespace. Pursuant to these agreements, AmazGame and Gamespace have the right, exercisable at any time if and when it is legal to do so under PRC law, to purchase from the respective shareholders of Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace all or any part of their equity interests in Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace at a purchase price equal to their initial contributions to the registered capital of Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace. Powers of attorney executed by the sole shareholder of Gamease in favor of AmazGame and by the sole shareholder of Guanyou Gamespace in favor of Gamespace, with a term of 10 years. These powers of attorney give the respective boards of directors of AmazGame and Gamespace the exclusive right to appoint nominees to act on behalf of their respective shareholders in connection with all actions to be taken by Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace. Business operation agreements among AmazGame, Gamease and the sole shareholder of Gamease and among Gamespace, Guanyou Gamespace and the sole shareholder of Guanyou Gamespace. These agreements set forth the right of AmazGame and Gamespace to control the actions of Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace, as the case may be, and the respective shareholders of Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace. Each agreement has a term of 10 years. Share pledge agreement among Baina Zhiyuan (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Baina Technology”), Wuhan Baina Information and the shareholders of Wuhan Baina Information, which are Gamease and Yongzhi Yang, pursuant to which the shareholders pledged to Beijing Baina Technology their equity interests in Wuhan Baina Information to secure the performance of their obligations and Wuhan Baina Information’s obligations under the various VIE-related agreements. If the shareholders breach their obligations under any VIE-related agreements (Wuhan Baina Information’s breach of any of its obligations under the various VIE-related agreements will be treated as the shareholders’ breach of their obligations), including the share pledge agreement, Beijing Baina Technology is entitled to exercise its rights as the beneficiary under the share pledge agreement, including all rights of the shareholders as shareholders of Wuhan Baina Information. Call option agreement among Beijing Baina Technology, Wuhan Baina Information, Changyou Star and Yongzhi Yang. This agreement provides to Beijing Baina Technology and any third party designated by Beijing Baina Technology the right, exercisable at any time during the term of the agreement, if and when it is legal to do so under PRC law, to purchase from Changyou Star and Yongzhi Yang all or any part of their shares in Wuhan Baina Information or to purchase from Wuhan Baina Information all or part of its assets or business at the lower of RMB1.00 (approximately $0.15) or the lowest purchase price permissible under PRC law. Business Operation Agreement among Beijing Baina Technology, Wuhan Baina Information, Changyou Star and Yongzhi Yang. This agreement grants Beijing Baina Technology effective control of Wuhan Baina Information.
Business Arrangements Between Subsidiaries and Consolidated VIEs Exclusive technology consulting and service agreement between Sohu Era and Sohu Internet. Pursuant to this agreement Sohu Era has the exclusive right to provide technical consultation and other related services to Sohu Internet, in exchange for a percentage of the gross revenue of Sohu Internet. The agreement has an initial term of two years, and is renewable at the request of Sohu Era. Business cooperation agreement between Sogou Technology and Sogou Information. Pursuant to this agreement, Sogou Information provides Internet information services to Sogou Technology’s customers in exchange for a fee payable to Sogou Information. The agreement has a term of 10 years, and is renewable at the request of Sogou Technology. Exclusive technology consulting and service agreement between Sogou Technology and Sogou Information. Pursuant to this agreement Sogou Technology has the exclusive right to provide technical consultation and other related services to Sogou Information in exchange for a fee. The agreement has a term of 10 years and is renewable at the request of Sogou Technology. Exclusive technology consulting and service agreement between Video Tianjin and Tianjin Jinhu. Pursuant to this agreement Video Tianjin has the exclusive right to provide technical consultation and other related services to Tianjin Jinhu in exchange for a fee. The agreement has a term of 10 years and is renewable at the request of Video Tianjin. Technology support and utilization agreements between AmazGame and Gamease and between Gamespace and Guanyou Gamespace. Pursuant to these agreements, AmazGame and Gamespace have the exclusive right to provide certain product development and application services and technology support to Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace, respectively, for a fee equal to a predetermined percentage, subject to adjustment by AmazGame or Gamespace at any time, of Gamease’s and Guanyou Gamespace’s respective revenues. Each agreement terminates only when AmazGame or Gamespace is dissolved. Services and maintenance agreements between AmazGame and Gamease between Gamespace and Guanyou Gamespace. Pursuant to these agreements, AmazGame and Gamespace, respectively, provide marketing, staffing, business operation and maintenance services to Gamease and Guanyou Gamespace, respectively, in exchange for a fee equal to the cost of providing such services plus a predetermined margin. Each agreement terminates only when AmazGame or Gamespace, as the case may be, is dissolved. Exclusive Services agreement between Beijing Baina Technology and Wuhan Baina Information. Beijing Baina Technology agrees to provide Wuhan Baina Information with technical services, business consulting, capital equipment lease, market consulting, integration of systems, research and development of products and maintenance of systems. Service fees are to be determined with reference to the specific services provided, based on a transfer pricing analysis. Certain of the contractual arrangements described above between the VIEs and the related wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Sohu Group are silent regarding renewals. However, because the VIEs are controlled by the Sohu Group through powers of attorney granted to the Sohu Group by the shareholders of the VIEs, the contractual arrangements can be, and are expected to be, renewed at the subsidiaries’ election.
VIE-Related Risks It is possible that the Sohu Group’s operation of certain of its operations and businesses through VIEs could be found by PRC authorities to be in violation of PRC law and regulations prohibiting or restricting foreign ownership of companies that engage in such operations and businesses. While the Sohu Group’s management considers the possibility of such a finding by PRC regulatory authorities under current law and regulations to be remote, on January 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, or (the “MOFCOM”) released on its Website for public comment a proposed PRC law (the “Draft FIE Law”) that appears to include VIEs within the scope of entities that could be considered to be foreign invested enterprises (or “FIEs”) that would be subject to restrictions under existing PRC law on foreign investment in certain categories of industry. Specifically, the Draft FIE Law introduces the concept of “actual control” for determining whether an entity is considered to be an FIE. In addition to control through direct or indirect ownership or equity, the Draft FIE Law includes control through contractual arrangements within the definition of “actual control.” If the Draft FIE Law is passed by the People’s Congress of the PRC and goes into effect in its current form, these provisions regarding control through contractual arrangements could be construed to reach the Sohu Group’s VIE arrangements, and as a result the Sohu Group’s VIEs could become explicitly subject to the current restrictions on foreign investment in certain categories of industry. The Draft FIE Law includes provisions that would exempt from the definition of foreign invested enterprises entities where the ultimate controlling shareholders are either entities organized under PRC law or individuals who are PRC citizens. The Draft FIE Law is silent as to what type of enforcement action might be taken against existing VIEs that operate in restricted or prohibited industries and are not controlled by entities organized under PRC law or individuals who are PRC citizens. If a finding were made by PRC authorities, under existing law and regulations or under the Draft FIE Law if it becomes effective, that the Sohu Group’s operation of certain of its operations and businesses through VIEs is prohibited, regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the licensing and operation of such operations and businesses would have broad discretion in dealing with such a violation, including levying fines, confiscating the Sohu Group’s income, revoking the business or operating licenses of the affected businesses, requiring the Sohu Group to restructure its ownership structure or operations, or requiring the Sohu Group to discontinue all or any portion of its operations. Any of these actions could cause significant disruption to the Sohu Group’s business operations, and have a severe adverse impact on the Sohu Group’s cash flows, financial position and operating performance. In addition, it is possible that the contracts among the Sohu Group, the Sohu Group’s VIEs and shareholders of its VIEs would not be enforceable in China if PRC government authorities or courts were to find that such contracts contravene PRC law and regulations or are otherwise not enforceable for public policy reasons. In the event that the Sohu Group was unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, the Sohu Group would not be able to exert effective control over the affected VIEs. Consequently, such VIE’s results of operations, assets and liabilities would not be included in the Sohu Group’s consolidated financial statements. If such were the case, the Sohu Group’s cash flows, financial position and operating performance would be severely adversely affected. The Sohu Group’s contractual arrangements with respect to its consolidated VIEs are in place. The Sohu Group’s management believes that such contracts are enforceable, and considers the possibility remote that PRC regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Sohu Group’s operations and contractual relationships would find the contracts to be unenforceable. The Sohu Group’s operations and businesses rely on the operations and businesses of its VIEs, which hold certain recognized and unrecognized revenue-producing assets. The recognized revenue-producing assets include goodwill and intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions. Goodwill primarily represents the expected synergies from combining an acquired business with the Sohu Group. Intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions mainly consist of customer relationships, non-compete agreements, user bases, copyrights, trademarks and developed technologies. Unrecognized revenue-producing assets mainly consist of licenses and intellectual property. Licenses include operations licenses, such as Internet information service licenses and licenses for providing content. Intellectual property developed by the Sohu Group mainly consists of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and domain names. The Sohu Group’s operations and businesses may be adversely impacted if the Sohu Group loses the ability to use and enjoy assets held by these VIEs. |
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| Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity | 17. Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders’ Equity Summary of Sohu.com Inc.’s outstanding shares (in thousands):
Takeover Defense Sohu intends to adopt appropriate defensive measures in the future on a case by case basis as and to the extent that Sohu’s Board of Directors determines that such measures are necessary or advisable to protect Sohu stockholder value in the face of any coercive takeover threats or to prevent an acquirer from gaining control of Sohu without offering fair and adequate price and terms. Treasury Stock Treasury stock consists of shares repurchased by Sohu.com Inc. that are no longer outstanding and are held by Sohu.com Inc. Treasury stock is accounted for under the cost method. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock. Stock Incentive Plans Sohu (excluding Sohu Video), Sogou, Changyou, and Sohu Video have incentive plans for the granting of share-based awards, including options and restricted share units, to their directors, management and other key employees. 1) Sohu.com Inc. Share-based Awards Sohu’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan Sohu’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Sohu 2000 Stock Incentive Plan”) provided for the issuance of up to 9,500,000 shares of common stock, including those issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options and upon vesting and settlement of restricted share units. Most of these awards vest over a period of four years. The maximum term of any issued stock right under the Sohu 2000 Stock Incentive Plan is ten years from the grant date. The Sohu 2000 Stock Incentive Plan expired on January 24, 2010. A new plan (the “Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan”) was adopted by Sohu’s shareholders on July 2, 2010. There has been no share-based compensation expense recognized under the Sohu 2000 Stock Incentive Plan since 2015, as the requisite service periods for all these awards had been completed by the end of 2014. No cash has been received under the Sohu 2000 Stock Incentive Plan since 2016, as all of these awards had been exercised by the end of 2015. Sohu’s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan On July 2, 2010, the Company’s shareholders adopted the Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, which provides for the issuance of up to 1,500,000 shares of common stock, including stock issued pursuant to the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units and pursuant to the exercise of stock options. The maximum term of any stock right granted under the Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan is ten years from the grant date. The Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan will expire on July 1, 2020. As of December 31, 2016, 560,430 shares were available for grant under the Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. i) Summary of stock option activity On February 7, 2015 and May 1, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors approved contractual grants to members of the Company’s management and key employees of options for the purchase of an aggregate of 1,068,000 and 13,000 shares of common stock, respectively, with nominal exercise prices of $0.001. These stock options vest and become exercisable in four equal installments over a period of four years, with each installment vesting upon the satisfaction of a service period requirement and certain subjective performance targets. These stock options are substantially similar to restricted stock units except for the nominal exercise price, which would be zero for restricted stock units. Under ASC 718-10-25 and ASC 718-10-55, no grant date can be established for these stock options until a mutual understanding is reached between the Company and the recipients clarifying the subjective performance requirements. If the service inception date preceded the grant date, compensation expense should be accrued beginning on the service inception date, and re-measured on each subsequent reporting date before the grant date is established, based on the then-current fair value of the awards. To determine the fair value of these stock options, the public market price of the underlying shares at each reporting date is used and a binomial valuation model is applied. On February 7, 2016, 253,250 of these stock options were granted and became vested, as a mutual understanding of the subjective performance targets was reached between the Company and the recipients, the targets had been satisfied, and the service period requirements had been fulfilled. The cumulative share-based compensation expense for these granted stock options has been adjusted and fixed based on the fair value at the grant date of $10.8 million.
A summary of stock option activity under the Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 is presented below:
Note (1): The aggregated intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the difference between Sohu’s closing stock price of $33.89 on December 31, 2016 and the nominal exercise prices of the stock options. For the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, total share-based compensation expense recognized for these stock options was $1.4 million and $25.6 million, respectively. ii) Summary of restricted stock unit activity A summary of restricted stock unit activity under the Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 is presented below:
For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, total share-based compensation expense recognized for restricted stock units was $1.3 million, $2.2 million and $3.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, there was $0.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock units. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.61 years. The total fair value on their respective vesting dates of restricted stock units vested during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $0.9 million, $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively. 2) Sogou Inc. Share-based Awards Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan Sogou adopted a share incentive plan on October 20, 2010. The number of Sogou ordinary shares issuable under the plan was 41,500,000 after an amendment that was effective August 22, 2014 (as amended, the “Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan”). Awards of share rights may be granted under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan to management and employees of Sogou and of any present or future parents or subsidiaries or VIEs of Sogou. The maximum term of any share right granted under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan is ten years from the grant date. The Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan will expire on October 19, 2020. As of December 31, 2016, Sogou had contractually granted options for the purchase of 38,209,700 Sogou ordinary shares under the 2010 Sogou Share Incentive Plan.
Of the contractually-granted Sogou share options for the purchase of 38,209,700 Sogou ordinary shares, options for the purchase of 31,009,700 Sogou ordinary shares vest and become exercisable upon a service period requirement being met, as well as Sogou’s achievement of performance targets for the corresponding period. Subject to achievement of the applicable performance targets, of these Sogou share options for the purchase of 31,009,700 Sogou ordinary shares, options for the purchase of 29,822,750 Sogou ordinary shares vest and become exercisable in four equal installments and options for the purchase of 1,186,950 Sogou ordinary shares vest and become exercisable in two to four installments over varying periods. Of these Sogou share options for the purchase of 31,009,700 Sogou ordinary shares, the terms of options for the purchase of 900,000 Sogou ordinary shares, which had previously included as vesting conditions a service period requirement and Sogou’s completion of an IPO of its ordinary shares (“Sogou’s IPO”), were amended in the first quarter of 2016 to remove as a condition of vesting the completion of Sogou’s IPO and add as a condition of vesting achievement of performance targets. For purposes of recognition of share-based compensation expense, each installment is considered to be granted as of the date that the performance target has been set. As of December 31, 2016, Sogou had granted options for the purchase of 25,245,808 Sogou ordinary shares under the 2010 Sogou Share Incentive Plan. As of December 31, 2016, options for the purchase of 24,894,886 Sogou ordinary shares had become vested and exercisable because both the service period and the performance requirements had been met, and of such vested options, options for the purchase of 22,994,909 Sogou ordinary shares had been exercised. Of the contractually granted Sogou share options, options for the purchase of 7,200,000 Sogou ordinary shares vest and become exercisable in five equal installments, with (i) the first installment vesting upon Sogou’s IPO and the expiration of all underwriters’ lockup periods applicable to Sogou’s IPO, and (ii) each of the four subsequent installments vesting on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates, respectively, of the closing of Sogou’s IPO. The completion of an IPO is considered to be a performance condition of the awards. An IPO is not considered to be probable until it is completed. Under ASC 718, compensation cost should be accrued if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved and should not be accrued if it is not probable that the performance condition will be achieved. As a result, no compensation expense will be recognized related to these Sogou share options until the completion of an IPO, and hence no share-based compensation expense was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 for the options for the purchase of 7,200,000 Sogou ordinary shares that are subject to vesting upon completion of Sogou’s IPO. As of December 31, 2016, for purposes of recognition of share-based compensation expense, Sogou had granted Sogou share options for the purchase of 32,445,808 Sogou ordinary shares, of which options for the purchase of 9,450,899 Sogou ordinary shares were outstanding. A summary of Sogou share option activity under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 is presented below:
For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, total share-based compensation expense recognized for Sogou share options under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan was $7.6 million, $7.3 million and $31.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, there was $0.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested Sogou share options. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.57 years. The fair value of the ordinary shares of Sogou was assessed using the income approach /discounted cash flow method, with a discount for lack of marketability, given that the shares underlying the awards were not publicly traded at the time of grant, and was determined with the assistance of a qualified professional appraiser using management’s estimates and assumptions. This assessment required complex and subjective judgments regarding Sogou’s projected financial and operating results, its unique business risks, the liquidity of its ordinary shares and its operating history and prospects at the time the grants were made.
The fair value of the Sogou share options granted to Sogou management and key employees was estimated on the date of grant using the Binomial option – pricing model (the “BP Model”) with the following assumptions used:
Sogou estimated the risk-free rate based on the market yields of U.S. Treasury securities with an estimated country-risk differential as of the valuation date. An exercise multiple was estimated as the ratio of the fair value of the Sogou ordinary shares over the exercise price as of the time the Sogou share option is exercised, based on consideration of research studies regarding exercise patterns based on historical statistical data. In Sogou’s valuation analysis, a multiple of two was applied for employees and a multiple of three was applied for management. Sogou estimated the forfeiture rate to be 0% or 1% for the Sogou share options granted to Sogou management as of December 31, 2016 and 12% for the Sogou share options granted to Sogou employees as of December 31, 2016. The life of the Sogou share options is the contract life of the option. Based on the option agreement, the contract life of the Sogou share options is 10 years. As there is no trading market for Sogou’s ordinary shares, the expected volatility at the valuation date was estimated based on the historical volatility of comparable companies for the period before the grant date with length commensurate with the expected term of the Sogou share options. Sogou has no history or expectation of paying dividends on its ordinary shares. Accordingly, the dividend yield was estimated to be 0%. Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement Under an arrangement providing for Sogou share-based awards to be available for grants to members of Sohu’s Board of Directors, management and other key employees (“Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement”), which was approved by the boards of directors of Sohu and Sogou in March 2011, Sohu has the right to provide to members of Sohu’s Board of Directors, management and other key employees the opportunity to purchase from Sohu up to 12,000,000 ordinary shares of Sogou at a fixed exercise price of $0.625 or $0.001 per share. Of these 12,000,000 ordinary shares, 8,800,000 are Sogou ordinary shares previously held by Sohu and 3,200,000 are Sogou ordinary shares that were newly-issued on April 14, 2011 by Sogou to Sohu at a price of $0.625 per share, or a total of $2.0 million. As of December 31, 2016, Sohu had contractually granted options for the purchase of 10,705,000 Sogou ordinary shares to members of Sohu’s Board of Directors, management and other key employees under the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement. Of the contractually-granted Sogou share options for the purchase of 10,705,000 Sogou ordinary shares, options for the purchase of 8,290,000 Sogou ordinary shares vest and become exercisable in four equal installments, with each installment vesting upon a service period requirement for Sohu’s management and key employees being met, as well as Sogou’s achievement of performance targets for the corresponding period. For purposes of recognition of share-based compensation expense, each installment is considered to be granted as of the date that the performance target has been set. As of December 31, 2016, Sohu had granted Sogou share options for the purchase of 8,290,000 Sogou ordinary shares under the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement. As of December 31, 2016, options for the purchase of 8,290,000 Sogou ordinary shares had become vested and exercisable because both the service period and the performance requirements had been met, and vested options for the purchase of 7,512,500 Sogou ordinary shares had been exercised. Options for the purchase of 15,000 Sogou ordinary shares were granted to members of Sohu’s Board of Directors. All of these Sogou share options vested and were exercised in 2015, as the service period requirement for vesting had been met.
The remaining options for the purchase of 2,400,000 Sogou ordinary shares vest and become exercisable in five equal installments, with (i) the first installment vesting upon Sogou’s IPO and the expiration of all underwriters’ lockup periods applicable to the IPO, and (ii) each of the four subsequent installments vesting on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates, respectively, of the closing of Sogou’s IPO. All installments of the Sogou share options for the purchase of 2,400,000 Sogou ordinary shares that are subject to vesting upon the completion of Sogou’s IPO were considered granted upon the issuance of the options. The completion of a firm commitment IPO is considered to be a performance condition of the awards. An IPO event is not considered to be probable until it is completed. Under ASC 718, compensation cost should be accrued if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved and should not be accrued if it is not probable that the performance condition will be achieved. As a result, no compensation expense will be recognized related to these Sogou share options until the completion of an IPO, and hence no share-based compensation expense was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 for these options for the purchase of 2,400,000 Sogou ordinary shares. As of December 31, 2016, for purposes of recognition of share-based compensation expense, Sohu had granted options for the purchase of 10,705,000 Sogou ordinary shares, of which options for the purchase of 3,189,500 Sogou ordinary shares were outstanding. A summary of Sogou share option activity under the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 is presented below:
For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, total share-based compensation expense recognized for Sogou share options under the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement was $0.4 million, $1.0 million and $8.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, there was no unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested Sogou share options. The method used to determine the fair value of Sogou share options granted to members of Sohu’s Board of Directors, management and other employees was the same as the method used for the Sogou share options granted to Sogou’s management and key employees as described above, except for the assumptions used in the BP Model as presented below:
Option Modification In the first and second quarter of 2013, a portion of the Sogou share options granted under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan and the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement were exercised early, and the Sogou ordinary shares issued upon exercise were transferred to trusts with the original option grantees as beneficiaries. The trusts will distribute the Sogou ordinary shares to those beneficiaries in installments based on the vesting requirements under the option agreements. Although these trust arrangements caused a modification of the terms of these Sogou share options, the modification was not considered substantive. Accordingly, no incremental fair value related to these Sogou ordinary shares resulted from the modification, and the remaining share-based compensation expense for these Sogou ordinary shares will continue to be recognized over the original remaining vesting period.
As of December 31, 2016, options for the purchase of 11,370,000 Sogou ordinary shares granted under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan had been exercised early but had not been distributed to the beneficiaries of the trusts. All of the early-exercised Sogou ordinary shares that were distributed to those beneficiaries by the trusts in accordance with the vesting requirements under the option agreements have been included in the disclosures under the heading “Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan” above. Tencent Share-based Awards Granted to Employees Who Transferred to Sogou with Soso Search-related Businesses Certain persons who became Sogou employees when Tencent’s Soso search-related businesses were transferred to Sogou on September 16, 2013 had been granted restricted share units under Tencent’s share award arrangements prior to the transfer of the businesses to Sogou. These Tencent restricted share units will continue to vest under the original Tencent share award arrangements provided the transferred employees continue to be employed by Sogou during the requisite service period. After the transfer of the Soso search-related businesses to Sogou, Sogou applied the guidance in ASC 505-50 to measure the related compensation expense, based on the then-current fair value at each reporting date, which is deemed to have been incurred by Tencent as an investor on Sogou’s behalf. To determine the then-current fair value of the Tencent restricted share units granted to these employees, the public market price of the underlying shares at each reporting date was applied. Because Sogou is not required to reimburse Tencent for such share-based compensation expense, the related amount was recorded by Sogou as a capital contribution from Tencent. As of December 31, 2016, unvested Tencent restricted share unit awards held by these employees provided for the issuance of up to 53,100 ordinary shares of Tencent, taking into consideration a five-for-one split of Tencent’s shares that became effective in May 2014. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, share-based compensation expense of $0.8 million, $2.0 million and $4.9 million, respectively, related to these Tencent restricted share units was recognized in the Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. As of December 31, 2016, there was $0.2 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to these unvested Tencent restricted share units. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.2 years. 3) Changyou.com Limited Share-based Awards Changyou’s 2008 Share Incentive Plan Changyou’s 2008 Share Incentive Plan (the “Changyou 2008 Share Incentive Plan”) originally provided for the issuance of up to 2,000,000 Changyou ordinary shares, including Changyou ordinary shares issued pursuant to the exercise of share options and upon vesting and settlement of restricted share units. The 2,000,000 reserved Changyou ordinary shares became 20,000,000 Changyou ordinary shares in March 2009 when Changyou effected a ten-for-one share split of its ordinary shares. Most of the awards granted under the Changyou 2008 Share Incentive Plan vest over a period of four years. The maximum term of any share right granted under the Changyou 2008 Share Incentive Plan is ten years from the grant date. The Changyou 2008 Share Incentive Plan will expire in August 2018. Prior to the completion of Changyou’s initial public offering, Changyou had granted under the Changyou 2008 Share Incentive Plan 15,000,000 Changyou ordinary shares to its former chief executive officer Tao Wang, through Prominence Investments Ltd., which is an entity that may be deemed under applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission to be beneficially owned by Tao Wang. Through December 31, 2016, Changyou had also granted under the Changyou 2008 Share Incentive Plan restricted share units, settleable upon vesting by the issuance of an aggregate of 4,614,098 Changyou ordinary shares, to certain members of its management other than Tao Wang, and certain other Changyou employees. i) Share-based Awards granted before Changyou’s IPO All of the restricted Changyou ordinary shares and restricted share units granted before Changyou’s IPO became vested by the end of 2013. Hence there has been no share-based compensation expense recognized with respect to such restricted Changyou ordinary shares and restricted share units since their respective vesting dates. ii) Share-based Awards granted after Changyou’s IPO Through December 31, 2016, in addition to the share-based awards granted before Changyou’s IPO, Changyou had granted restricted share units, settleable upon vesting with the issuance of an aggregate of 1,581,226 Changyou ordinary shares, to certain members of its management other than Tao Wang and to certain of its other employees. These Changyou restricted share units are subject to vesting over a four-year period commencing on their grant dates. Share-based compensation expense for such Changyou restricted share units is recognized on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period. The fair value of Changyou restricted share units was determined based on the market price of Changyou’s ADSs on the grant date.
A summary of activity for these Changyou restricted share units as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 is presented below:
For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, total share-based compensation expense recognized for these Changyou restricted share units was $0.1 million, negative $0.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The negative amount in 2015 resulted from Changyou’s reversal of share-based compensation expense for Changyou restricted share units that were cancelled due to the termination of the holders’ employment prior to vesting. As of December 31, 2016, there was $31,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to these unvested Changyou restricted share units. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.55 year. The total fair value of these Changyou restricted share units vested during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $0.1 million, $1.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively. Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan On June 27, 2014, Changyou reserved 2,000,000 of its Class A ordinary shares under the Changyou.com Limited 2014 Share Incentive Plan (the “Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan”) for the purpose of making share incentive awards to certain members of its management and key employees. On November 2, 2014, the number of Class A ordinary shares reserved under the Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan increased from 2,000,000 to 6,000,000. The maximum term of any share right granted under the Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan is ten years from the grant date. The Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan will expire in June 2024. As of December 31, 2016, 2,823,000 shares were available for grant under the Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan. i) Summary of share option activity On November 2, 2014, Changyou approved the contractual grant of an aggregate of 2,416,000 Class A restricted share units to certain members of its management and certain other employees. On February 16, 2015, Changyou’s Board of Directors approved the conversion of 2,400,000 of these Class A restricted share units into options for the purchase of Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $0.01. On June 1, 2015, Changyou’s Board of Directors approved the contractual grant of options for the purchase of an aggregate of 1,998,000 Class A ordinary shares to certain members of its management and certain other employees at an exercise price of $0.01. On July 28, 2016, Changyou’s Board of Directors approved the contractual grant of options for the purchase of an aggregate of 100,000 Class A ordinary shares to certain member of its management at an exercise price of $0.01. These Changyou share options vest in four equal installments over a period of four years, with each installment vesting upon satisfaction of a service period requirement and the achievement of certain subjective performance targets. These Changyou share options are substantially similar to restricted share units except for the nominal exercise price, which would be zero for restricted share units. Under ASC 718-10-25 and ASC 718-10-55, no grant date can be established until a mutual understanding is reached between the Company and the recipients clarifying the subjective performance requirements. If the service inception date preceded the grant date, compensation expense should be accrued beginning on the service inception date, and re-measured on each subsequent reporting date before the grant date is established, based on the then-current fair value of the awards. To determine the fair value of these Changyou share options, the public market price of the underlying Changyou Class A ordinary shares at each reporting date is used and a binomial valuation model is applied. On November 2, 2015, June 1, 2016 and November 2, 2016, 450,000, 329,000 and 450,000, respectively, of these Changyou share options were granted and vested, as a mutual understanding of the subjective performance targets had been reached between Changyou and the recipients, the targets had been satisfied, and the service period requirements had been fulfilled. The share-based compensation expense for these granted Changyou share options has been adjusted and fixed based on their fair value of $4.7 million, $3.2 million and $5.9 million, respectively, at the grant date.
A summary of Changyou share option activity under the Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 is presented below:
Note (1): The aggregated intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the difference between Changyou’s closing price of $21.22 per ADS, or $10.61 per Class A ordinary share, on December 31, 2016 and the nominal exercise prices of the share options. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, total share-based compensation expense recognized for these share options under the Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan was $8.3 million, $15.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively. The total fair values of these Changyou share options vested on their respective vesting dates for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 were $9.1 million, $4.7 million and nil, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair values of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 were $6.3 million and $5.9 million, respectively. There were no share options exercised for the year ended December 31, 2015. The total intrinsic value of share options exercised for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $4.3 million. ii) Summary of restricted share unit activity On November 2, 2014, Changyou had contractually granted under the 2014 Share Incentive Plan an aggregate of 16,000 Changyou Class A restricted share units to an employee. These Class A restricted share units are subject to vesting over a four-year period commencing on their grant dates. The fair values as of the grant dates of these Changyou restricted share units were determined based on market price of Changyou’s ADSs on the grant dates. Due to the termination of employment of an employee during the second quarter of 2015 prior to vesting of Changyou restricted share units held by the employee, Changyou reversed share-based compensation expense in the amount of $17,000. There was no unrecognized compensation expense for these restricted share units after the second quarter of 2015, as all of them were forfeited during that quarter. 4) Sohu Video Share-based Awards On January 4, 2012, Sohu Video adopted the Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan, under which 25,000,000 ordinary shares of Sohu Video are reserved for the purpose of making share incentive awards to management and key employees of Sohu Video and to Sohu management. The maximum term of any share incentive award granted under the Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan is ten years from the grant date. The Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan will expire on January 3, 2021. As of December 31, 2016, grants of options for the purchase of 16,368,200 ordinary shares of Sohu Video had been contractually made and were subject to vesting in four equal installments, with each installment vesting upon a service period requirement being met, as well as Sohu Video’s achievement of performance targets for the corresponding period. For purposes of ASC 718-10-25, as of December 31, 2016, no grant date had occurred, because the broader terms and conditions of the option awards had neither been finalized nor mutually agreed upon with the recipients. As of December 31, 2016, options for the purchase of 4,972,800 Sohu Video ordinary shares were vested. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, total share-based compensation expense recognized for vested Sohu Video options under the Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan was negative $0.8 million, $0.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively.
The fair value of the Sohu Video options contractually granted to management and key employees of Sohu Video and to Sohu management was estimated on the reporting date using the BP Model, with the following assumptions used:
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MoboTap On July 16, 2014, Changyou, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an investment agreement with MoboTap and MoboTap’s shareholders pursuant to which Changyou purchased from then existing shareholders of MoboTap at the closing, which took place on July 31, 2014, shares of MoboTap representing 51% of the equity interests in MoboTap on a fully-diluted basis for approximately $90.8 million in cash. In addition, Changyou has the right to purchase up to 10% of the equity interests in MoboTap from the noncontrolling shareholders, at a price of 20% below the IPO price, before a qualified IPO of MoboTap. If MoboTap achieves specified performance milestones for 2016 and certain specified key employees continue their employment with MoboTap at the time the milestones are achieved, but there has not been an IPO by MoboTap, the noncontrolling shareholders of MoboTap will have a one-time right to put to Changyou shares of MoboTap held by them, representing up to 15% of the equity interests in MoboTap, for an aggregate price of up to $53.0 million. The Sohu Group began to consolidate MoboTap’s financial statements commencing with the closing of the acquisition. On the acquisition date, the allocation of the consideration of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values was as follows (in thousands):
The acquired identifiable intangible assets represent the Dolphin Browser user base, technology and trademark, the useful lives of which were 2.4 years, 5.4 years and 10.4 years, respectively. The acquired user base was valued with the cost saving approach, and the acquired technology and trademark were valued with the income approach. Goodwill of $113.0 million primarily represents the expected synergies from combining the operations of Changyou and MoboTap, which are complementary to each other. In accordance with ASC 350, goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment and is not deductible for tax purposes. Based on an assessment of MoboTap’s financial performance conducted in connection with the acquisition, MoboTap was not considered material to the Sohu Group. Thus the Sohu Group’s management concluded that the presentation of pro forma financial information with respect to the results of operations of the Sohu Group including the acquired MoboTap was not necessary. The operating results of MoboTap, which are not significant to the Sohu Group, have been included in the Sohu Group’s consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date. As the Dolphin Browser serves as a gateway to a host of user activities on mobile devices and contributes to Changyou’s platform channel business, MoboTap is reported under the Changyou segment.
In 2015, given that the performance of the Dolphin Browser operated by MoboTap was below original expectations, Changyou’s management concluded that the Dolphin Browser was unable to provide the expected synergies with Changyou’s platform business. Accordingly, Changyou recognized a $29.6 million impairment loss for goodwill and a $8.9 million impairment loss for acquired intangible assets generated in the acquisition of the MoboTap business. In 2016, Changyou’s Board of Directors approved the disposal of Changyou’s 51% equity interest in MoboTap. As of December 31, 2016, Changyou has been negotiating with a potential buyer on the terms of disposal. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities attributable to MoboTap are classified as assets and liabilities held for sale and measured at the lower of their carrying amounts and their fair values, less selling costs, in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016. Details see Note 10 – Fair Value Measurements. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest | 19. Noncontrolling Interest Currently, the noncontrolling interests in the Sohu Group’s consolidated financial statements primarily consist of noncontrolling interests for Sogou and Changyou. Noncontrolling Interest in the Consolidated Balance Sheets As of December 31, 2015 and 2016, noncontrolling interest in the consolidated balance sheets was $489.7 million and $564.2 million, respectively.
Noncontrolling Interest of Sogou As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, noncontrolling interest of Sogou of $165.6 million and $125.3 million, respectively, was recognized in the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets, representing Sogou’s cumulative results of operations attributable to shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc., and reflecting the reclassification of Sogou’s share-based compensation expense from shareholders’ additional paid-in capital to noncontrolling interest, the investments of shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc. in Preferred Shares and Ordinary Shares of Sogou, the repurchase of Sogou Series A Preferred Shares from noncontrolling shareholders in March 2014 and September 2015, and Sogou’s repurchase of Class A Ordinary Shares from noncontrolling shareholders in June 2014. Noncontrolling Interest of Changyou As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, noncontrolling interest of Changyou of $398.6 million and $364.4 million, respectively, was recognized in the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets, representing a 31% economic interest for both 2016 and 2015 in Changyou’s net assets held by shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc. and reflecting the reclassification of Changyou’s share-based compensation expense from shareholders’ additional paid-in capital to noncontrolling interest. Noncontrolling Interest in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income /(Loss) For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, the Sohu Group had net income of $109.0 million, net income of $146.5 million and net loss of $32.3 million, respectively, attributable to the noncontrolling interest in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income /(loss).
Noncontrolling Interest of Sogou For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, a $61.4 million net income, a $101.7 million net income and a $14.2 million net loss, respectively, attributable to the noncontrolling interest of Sogou was recognized in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income /(loss), representing Sogou’s net income /(loss) attributable to shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc. Noncontrolling Interest of Changyou For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, a $47.6 million net income, a $44.9 million net income and a $18.9 million net loss, respectively, attributable to the noncontrolling interest of Changyou was recognized in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income /(loss), representing a 31%, 31% and 32%, respectively, economic interest in Changyou attributable to shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc. |
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| Net Income /(Loss) per Share | 20. Net Income /(Loss) per Share Basic net income /(loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income /(loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares comprise shares issuable upon the exercise or settlement of share-based awards using the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of share-based awards with performance requirements is not considered before the performance targets are actually met. The computation of diluted net income /(loss) per share does not assume conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e. an increase in earnings per share amounts or a decrease in loss per share amounts) on net income /(loss) per share. For the year ended December 31, 2016, 232,488 common shares potentially issuable upon the exercise or settlement of share-based awards using the treasury stock method were anti-dilutive and excluded from the denominator for calculation of diluted net loss per share. Additionally, for purposes of calculating the numerator of diluted net income /(loss) per share, the net income /(loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. is adjusted as follows. The adjustment will not be made if there is an anti-dilutive effect.
In the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income /(loss) per share, assuming a dilutive effect, the percentage of Sohu.com Inc.’s shareholding in Sogou was calculated by treating convertible preferred shares issued by Sogou as having been converted at the beginning of the period and unvested Sogou share options with the performance targets achieved as well as vested but unexercised Sogou share options as having been exercised during the period. The dilutive effect of share-based awards with a performance requirement was not considered before the performance targets were actually met. The effect of this calculation is presented as “incremental dilution from Sogou” in the table below. Assuming an anti-dilutive effect, all of these Sogou shares and share options are excluded from the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted income /(loss) per share. As a result, Sogou’s net income /(loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis equals the number used for the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s basic net income /(loss) per share. For the year ended December 31, 2016, all of these Sogou shares and share options had an anti-dilutive effect, and therefore were excluded from the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income /(loss) per share, and “incremental dilution from Sogou” in the table below was zero.
In the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income /(loss) per share, assuming a dilutive effect, all of Changyou’s existing unvested restricted share units and share options, and vested restricted share units and share options that have not yet been settled, are treated as vested and settled by Changyou under the treasury stock method, causing the percentage of the weighted average number of shares held by Sohu.com Inc. in Changyou to decrease. As a result, Changyou’s net income /(loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis decreased accordingly. The effect of this calculation is presented as “incremental dilution from Changyou” in the table below. Assuming an anti-dilutive effect, all of these Changyou restricted share units and share options are excluded from the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income /(loss) per share. As a result, Changyou’s net income /(loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis equals the number used for the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s basic net income /(loss) per share. For the year ended December 31, 2016, all of these Changyou restricted share units had a dilutive effect, and therefore were included in the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income /(loss) per share. This impact is presented as “incremental dilution from Changyou” in the table below. In March 2014, Sogou purchased from China Web 14.4 million Series A Preferred Shares of Sogou for an aggregate purchase price of $47.3 million. In September 2015, Sogou purchased from Photon 6.4 million Series A Preferred Shares of Sogou for an aggregate purchase price of $21.0 million. These transactions gave rise to deemed dividends of $27.7 million and $11.9 million, respectively, which were deemed to have been contributed by Sohu.com Inc., as a holder of ordinary shares of Sogou, representing a portion of the differences between the prices Sogou paid to China Web and Photon for the Series A Preferred Shares and the carrying amounts of these Series A Preferred Shares in the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The following table presents the calculation of the Sohu Group’s basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share data).
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| China Contribution Plan | 21. China Contribution Plan The Sohu Group’s subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs in China participate in a government-mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan pursuant to which certain retirement, medical and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. Chinese labor regulations require the Group’s subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs to pay to the local labor bureau a monthly contribution at a stated contribution rate based on the monthly compensation of qualified employees. The relevant local labor bureau is responsible for meeting all retirement benefit obligations; the Group’s China-based subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs have no further commitments beyond their monthly contributions. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Group’s China based subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs contributed a total of $131.6 million, $132.6 million and $134.2 million, respectively, to these funds. |
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| Profit Appropriation | 22. Profit Appropriation The Sohu Group’s China-based subsidiaries and VIEs are required to make appropriations to certain non-distributable reserve funds.
In accordance with the China Foreign Investment Enterprises laws, those of the Group’s China-based subsidiaries that are considered under PRC law to be WFOEs are required to make appropriations from their after-tax profit as determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the PRC (the “after-tax-profit under PRC GAAP”) to non-distributable reserve funds, including (i) a general reserve fund, (ii) an enterprise expansion fund, and (iii) a staff bonus and welfare fund. Each year, at least 10% of the after-tax-profit under PRC GAAP is required to be set aside as general reserve fund until such appropriations for the fund equal 50% of the registered capital of the applicable entity. The appropriation for the other two reserve funds is at the Group’s discretion as determined by the Board of Directors of each entity. Pursuant to the China Company Laws, those of the Group’s China-based subsidiaries that are considered under PRC law to be domestically funded enterprises, as well as the Group’s VIEs, are required to make appropriations from their after-tax-profit under PRC GAAP to non-distributable reserve funds, including a statutory surplus fund and a discretionary surplus fund. Each year, at least 10% of the after-tax-profit under PRC GAAP is required to be set aside as statutory surplus fund until such appropriations for the fund equal 50% of the registered capital of the applicable entity. The appropriation for the discretionary surplus fund is at the Company’s discretion as determined by the Board of Directors of each entity. Upon certain regulatory approvals and subject to certain limitations, the general reserve fund and the statutory surplus fund can be used to offset prior year losses, if any, and can be converted into paid-in capital of the applicable entity. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the total amount of profits contributed to these funds by the Group was $4.3 million, $7.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the total amount of profits contributed to these funds by the Group was $51.0 million and $46.8 million, respectively. As a result of these and other restrictions under PRC laws and regulations, the Group’s China-based subsidiaries and VIEs are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets in the form of non-distributable reserve funds to the Company in the form of dividends, loans or advances. Even though the Company currently does not require any such dividends, loans or advances from its China-based subsidiaries and VIEs for working capital and other funding purposes, the Company may in the future require additional cash resources from its China-based subsidiaries and VIEs due to changes in business conditions, to fund future acquisitions and development, or to declare and pay dividends to or make distributions to its shareholders. |
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| Concentration Risks | 23. Concentration Risks Because its operations are substantially conducted in the PRC, the Sohu Group is subject to PRC-related political, economic and legal risks. Besides these risks, the Sohu Group may also have the following concentration risks. Operation Risk For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, there are no revenues from clients that individually represent greater than 10% of the total revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2016, 13% of the Sohu Group’s total revenue and 56% of the Sohu Group’s online game revenue was derived from a single PC game, TLBB, which was launched in May 2007. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Sohu Group to concentration risks consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. Cash and cash equivalents in Sohu Group are mainly denominated in RMB and in U.S. dollars. Short-term investments are denominated in RMB. The Group may experience economic losses and negative impacts on earnings and equity as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB. Moreover, the Chinese government imposes controls on the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of the PRC. The Group may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency. Credit Risk As of December 31, 2016, approximately 38% of the Sohu Group’s cash and cash equivalents were held in 15 financial institutions in China. The remaining cash and cash equivalents were held primarily in financial institutions in Macao and Hong Kong. As of December 31, 2015, approximately 59% of the Sohu Group’s cash and cash equivalents were held in 16 financial institutions in China. The remaining cash and cash equivalents were held primarily in financial institutions in Hong Kong and the U.S.
The Sohu Group holds its cash and bank deposits at Chinese financial institutions that are among the largest and most respected in the PRC and at international financial institutions with high ratings from internationally-recognized rating agencies. The management chooses these institutions because of their reputations and track records for stability, and their known large cash reserves, and management periodically reviews these institutions’ reputations, track records, and reported reserves. Management expects that any additional institutions that the Sohu Group uses for its cash and bank deposits will be chosen with similar criteria for soundness. As a further means of managing its credit risk, the Sohu Group holds its cash and bank deposits in a number of different financial institutions. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Sohu Group held its cash and bank deposits in different financial institutions and held no more than approximately 32% and 28%, respectively, of its total cash at any single institution. Under PRC law, it is generally required that a commercial bank in the PRC that holds third party cash deposits protect the depositors’ rights over and interests in their deposited money; PRC banks are subject to a series of risk control regulatory standards; and PRC bank regulatory authorities are empowered to take over the operation and management of any PRC bank that faces a material credit crisis. For the credit risk related to accounts receivable, the Sohu Group performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and, if necessary, maintains reserves for potential credit losses. Historically, such losses have been within management’s expectations. |
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| Restricted Net Assets | 24. Restricted Net Assets Relevant PRC law and regulations permit payment of dividends by PRC-based operating entities only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, a PRC-based operating entity is required to annually appropriate 10% of net after-tax income to the statutory surplus reserve fund (see Note 22) prior to payment of any dividends, unless such reserve funds have reached 50% of the entity’s registered capital. As a result of these and other restrictions under PRC law and regulations, PRC-based operating entities are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company either in the form of dividends, loans or advances. Even though the Company currently does not require any such dividends, loans or advances from PRC-based operating entities for working capital and other funding purposes, the Company may in the future require additional cash resources from PRC-based operating entities due to changes in business conditions, to fund future acquisitions and development, or to declare and pay dividends to or distribution to its shareholders. |
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SCHEDULE I – CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT SOHU.COM INC. CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands)
SOHU.COM INC. CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (In thousands)
SOHU.COM INC. CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands)
NOTES TO SCHEDULE I – CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF SOHU.COM INC.
For VIEs where the Company is the primary beneficiary, the amount of the Company’s investment is included on the balance sheets as interests in subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs, and the profit or loss of the subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs is included in equity in profit of subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs on the statements of comprehensive income. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in U.S. have been condensed or omitted. The footnote disclosures contain supplemental information relating to the operations of the Company and, as such, these statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.
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| Accounting Standards | Accounting Standards The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) to reflect the financial position and results of operations of the Sohu Group. |
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| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of these financial statements requires the Sohu Group to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. On an on-going basis, the Group evaluates its estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Identified below are the accounting policies that reflect the Group’s most significant estimates and judgments, and those that the Group believes are the most critical to fully understanding and evaluating its consolidated financial statements. |
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| Basis of Consolidation and Recognition of Noncontrolling Interest | Basis of Consolidation and Recognition of Noncontrolling Interest The Sohu Group’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sohu.com Inc. and its subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs. All intercompany transactions are eliminated. VIE Consolidation The Sohu Group’s VIEs are wholly or partially owned by certain employees of the Group as nominee shareholders. For consolidated VIEs, management made evaluations of the relationships between the Sohu Group and the VIEs and the economic benefit flow of contractual arrangements with the VIEs. In connection with such evaluation, management also took into account the fact that, as a result of such contractual arrangements, the Group controls the shareholders’ voting interests in these VIEs. As a result of such evaluation, management concluded that the Sohu Group is the primary beneficiary of its consolidated VIEs. Noncontrolling Interest Recognition Noncontrolling interests are recognized to reflect the portion of the equity of subsidiaries and VIEs which is not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the controlling shareholders. Currently, the noncontrolling interests in the Sohu Group’s consolidated financial statements primarily consist of noncontrolling interests for Sogou and Changyou. Noncontrolling Interest for Sogou Sogou’s Share Structure As of December 31, 2016, Sogou had outstanding a combined total of 334,746,495 ordinary shares and preferred shares held as follows:
Sohu’s Shareholding in and Control of Sogou As of December 31, 2016, Sohu.com Inc. held approximately 36% of the outstanding equity capital of Sogou on a fully-diluted basis assuming for such purpose that all share options under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan and all share options under the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement are granted and exercised, and that all of the Sogou Class A Ordinary Shares that Sogou has repurchased are re-issued to shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc. Also as of December 31, 2016, Sohu.com Inc. held over 50% of the total voting power of Sogou on a fully-diluted basis and controlled the election of a majority of the Board of Directors of Sogou, assuming that Tencent’s non-voting Class B Ordinary Shares are converted to voting shares, that all of the Sogou Class A Ordinary Shares that Sogou has repurchased are re-issued to shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc., and that all Sogou share options under the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan and all Sogou share options under the Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement are granted and exercised. As Sogou’s controlling shareholder, Sohu.com Inc. consolidates Sogou in its consolidated financial statements, and recognizes noncontrolling interest reflecting economic interests in Sogou held by shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc. (the “Sogou noncontrolling shareholders”). Sogou’s net income/(loss) attributable to the Sogou noncontrolling shareholders is recorded as noncontrolling interest in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Sogou’s cumulative results of operations attributable to the Sogou noncontrolling shareholders, along with changes in shareholders’ equity/(deficit) and adjustment for share-based compensation expense in relation to those share-based awards which are unvested and vested but not yet settled and the Sogou noncontrolling shareholders’ investments in Sogou Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares (collectively, the “Sogou Preferred Shares”) and Ordinary Shares are accounted for as a noncontrolling interest classified as permanent equity in the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets, as the Sohu Group has the right to reject a redemption requested by the noncontrolling shareholders. These treatments are based on the terms governing the investment, and on the terms of the classes of Sogou shares held, by the noncontrolling shareholders in Sogou. Principles of Allocation of Sogou’s Profit and Loss By virtue of the terms of Sogou Preferred Shares and Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, Sogou’s losses are allocated in the following order:
Net income from Sogou is allocated in the following order:
Key Terms of Sogou Preferred Shares The following is a summary of some of the key terms of the Sogou Preferred Shares under Sogou’s Memorandum and Articles of Association as currently in effect.
Sogou may not declare or pay dividends on its Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares (collectively, “Ordinary Shares”) unless the holders of the Sogou Preferred Shares then outstanding first receive a dividend on each outstanding Preferred Share in an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) the dividends that would have been payable to the holder of such Preferred Share if such share had been converted into Ordinary Shares, at the then-applicable conversion rate, immediately prior to the record date for such dividend, and (ii) all accrued and unpaid Accruing Dividends. “Accruing Dividends” are calculated from the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Shares at the rate per annum of $0.0375 per Series A Preferred Share and from the date of issuance of the Series B Preferred Shares at the rate per annum of $0.411 per Series B Preferred Share.
In the event of any “Liquidation Event,” such as the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Sogou, a merger or consolidation of Sogou resulting in a change of control, the sale of substantially all of Sogou’s assets or similar events, the holders of Series B Preferred Shares are entitled to receive an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) $6.847 plus any unpaid Accruing Dividends or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable if the Series B Preferred Shares had been converted into Ordinary Shares prior the Liquidation Event, and holders of Series A Preferred Shares are entitled to receive, after payment to the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares but before any payment to holders of Ordinary Shares, an amount equal to the greater of (i) 1.3 times their original investment in the Series A Preferred Shares plus all accrued but unpaid Accruing Dividends or (ii) such amount per share as would be payable if the Series A Preferred Shares had been converted into Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Liquidation Event.
The Sogou Preferred Shares are not redeemable at the option of the holders.
Each Sogou Preferred Share is convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder. Each Sogou Preferred Share is convertible into such number of Class A Ordinary Shares as is determined, in the case of Series A Preferred Shares, by dividing $0.625 by the then-effective conversion price for Series A Preferred Shares, which is initially $0.625, and, in the case of Series B Preferred Shares, by dividing $7.267 by the then-effective conversion price for Series B Preferred Shares, which is initially $7.267. The conversion prices of the Sogou Preferred Shares are subject to adjustment on a weighted average basis upon the issuance of additional equity shares, or securities convertible into equity shares, at a price per share less than $0.625, in the case of Series A Preferred Shares, or less than $7.267, in the case of Series B Preferred Shares, subject to certain customary exceptions, such as shares issued pursuant to the Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan. Each Sogou Preferred Share will be automatically converted into Class A Ordinary Shares of Sogou upon the closing of a qualified IPO of Sogou based on the then-effective conversion ratio of such Sogou Preferred Share, which is currently one-for-one for both Series A Preferred Shares and Series B Preferred Shares.
Each holder of Sogou Preferred Shares is entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of Class A Ordinary Shares into which the Sogou Preferred Shares held by such holder are then convertible.
The holders of Sogou Preferred Shares have various other rights typical of preferred share investments. Key Terms of Sogou Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares The Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares have identical rights, except that Class B Ordinary Shares do not have voting rights unless the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares elect, by written notice to Sogou, to convert them into shares with voting rights.
Noncontrolling Interest for Changyou Changyou is a public company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. As of December 31, 2016, Sohu.com Inc. held approximately 69% of the combined total of Changyou’s outstanding ordinary shares, and controlled approximately 96% of the total voting power in Changyou. As Changyou’s controlling shareholder, Sohu.com Inc. consolidates Changyou in its consolidated financial statements, and recognizes noncontrolling interest reflecting the economic interest in Changyou held by shareholders other than Sohu.com Inc.(the “Changyou noncontrolling shareholders”). Changyou’s net income /(loss) attributable to the Changyou noncontrolling shareholders is recorded as noncontrolling interest in the Sohu Group’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income, based on their share of the economic interest in Changyou. Changyou’s cumulative results of operations attributable to the Changyou noncontrolling shareholders, along with changes in shareholders’ equity, adjustment for share-based compensation expense in relation to those share-based awards which are unvested and vested but not yet settled and adjustment for changes in Sohu.com Inc.’s ownership in Changyou, are recorded as noncontrolling interest in the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets. |
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| Segment Reporting | Segment Reporting The Sohu Group’s segments are business units that offer different services and are reviewed separately by the chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”), or the decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Group’s CODM is Sohu.com Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer. |
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| Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition The Sohu Group recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. The recognition of revenues involves certain management judgments. The amount and timing of the revenues could be materially different for any period if management made different judgments or utilized different estimates. Barter trade transactions in which physical goods or services (other than advertising services) are received in exchange for advertising services are recorded based on the fair values of the goods and services received. For online advertising-for-online advertising barter transactions, no revenue or expense is recognized because the fair value of neither the advertising surrendered nor the advertising received is determinable. Online Advertising Revenues Online advertising revenues include revenues from brand advertising services as well as search and search-related services. The Group recognizes revenue for the amount of fees it receives from its advertisers, after deducting agent rebates and net of value-added tax (“VAT”) and related surcharges. Brand Advertising Revenues Business Model Through PCs and mobile devices, the Group provides advertisement placements to its advertisers on different Internet platforms and in different formats, which include banners, links, logos, buttons, full screen, pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll video screens, pause video screens, loading page ads, news feed ads and in-feed video infomercial ads. Currently the brand advertising business has four main types of pricing models, consisting of the Fixed Price model, the Cost Per Impression (“CPM”) model, the E-commerce model, and the Cost Per click (“CPC”) model. Fixed Price model Under the Fixed Price model, a contract is signed to establish a fixed price for the advertising services to be provided. Revenue is recognized based on the contract price and the period of display.
CPM model Under the CPM model, the unit price for each qualifying display is fixed, but there is no overall fixed price for the advertising services stated in the contract with the advertiser. A qualifying display is defined as the appearance of an advertisement, where the advertisement meets criteria specified in the contract. Revenue is recognized based on the fees charged to the advertisers, which are based on the unit prices and the number of qualifying displays. E-commerce model Under the e-commerce model, revenues were mainly generated from sales of membership cards which allow potential home buyers to purchase specified properties from real estate developers at a discount greater than the price that Focus charges for the card. Membership fees are refundable until the potential home buyer uses the discounts to purchase properties. Focus recognizes such revenues upon obtaining confirmation that the membership card has been redeemed to purchase a property. CPC model Under the CPC model, there is no overall fixed price for advertising services stated in the contract with the advertiser. The Group charges advertisers on a per-click basis when the users click on the advertisements. The unit price for each click is auction-based. The revenue is recognized based on qualified clicks and unit price. Revenue Recognition For brand advertising revenue recognition, prior to entering into contracts, the Sohu Group makes a credit assessment of the advertisers. For contracts for which collectability is determined to be reasonably assured, the Sohu Group recognizes revenue when all revenue recognition criteria are met. In other cases, the Sohu Group only recognizes revenue when the cash is received and all other revenue recognition criteria are met. The Sohu Group treats advertising contracts with multiple deliverable elements as separate units of accounting for revenue recognition purposes and recognizes revenue on a periodic basis during the contract period when each deliverable service is provided. Since the contract price is for all deliverables under one advertising contract, the Sohu Group allocates the contract price among all the deliverables at the inception of the arrangement on the basis of their relative selling prices according to the selling price hierarchy established by ASU No. 2009-13. The Group first uses vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price, if it exists. If vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price does not exist, the Group uses third-party evidence of selling price. If neither vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price nor third-party evidence of selling price exists, the Group uses management’s best estimate of selling price for the deliverables. Search and Search-related Revenues Search and search-related services primarily include pay-for-click services, as well as online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou. Pay-for-click Services Pay-for-click services are services that enable advertisers’ promotional links to be displayed on Sogou search result pages and Sogou Website Alliance members’ Internet properties where the links are relevant to the subject and content of such properties. For pay-for-click services, the Sohu Group introduces Internet users to its advertisers through its auction-based pay-for-click systems and charges advertisers on a per-click basis when the users click on the displayed links. Revenue for pay-for-click services is recognized on a per-click basis when the users click on the displayed links. Online Marketing Services on Web Directories Operated by Sogou Online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou mainly consist of displaying advertisers’ promotional links on the Web pages of Web directories. Revenue for online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou is normally recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract period, provided the Sohu Group’s obligations under the contract have been met and all revenue recognition criteria have been met.
Both pay-for-click services and online marketing services on Web directories operated by Sogou expand distribution of advertisers’ promotional links or advertisements by leveraging traffic on Sogou Website Alliance members’ Internet properties including Web content, software and mobile applications. The Group recognizes gross revenue for the amount of fees it receives from advertisers, as the Group has the primary responsibility for fulfillment and acceptability. Payments made to Sogou Website Alliance members are included in cost of search and search-related revenues as traffic acquisition costs. The Group pays Sogou Website Alliance members based on either revenue-sharing arrangements, under which it pays a percentage of pay-for-click revenues generated from clicks by users of their properties, or on a pre-agreed unit price. Online Game Revenues Changyou’s online game revenues are generated primarily from its self-operated and licensed-out PC games and mobile games. Prior to the sale of the 7Road business in 2015, Changyou also offered Web games, which have been an insignificant part of the Group’s business since the sale. Changyou’s online game revenues also include a small amount of revenues generated from online card and board games offered by MoboTap on the Dolphin Browser. All of Changyou’s games are operated under the item-based revenue model, where the basic game play functions are free of charge and players are charged for purchases of in-game virtual items, including those with a predetermined expiration time and perpetual virtual items. Self-Operated Games Changyou is the primary obligor of its self-operated games. Changyou hosts the games on its own servers and is responsible for the sale and marketing of the games as well as customer service. Accordingly, revenues are recorded gross of revenue sharing-payments to third-party developers and/or mobile APP stores, but are net of VAT and discounts to game card distributors where applicable. Changyou obtains revenues from the sale of in-game virtual items. Revenues are recognized over the estimated lives of the virtual items purchased by game players or as the virtual items are consumed. If different assumptions were used in deriving the estimated lives of the virtual items, the timing of the recording of the revenues would be impacted. PC Games Proceeds from the self-operation of PC games are collected from players and third-party game card distributors through sales of Changyou’s game points on its online payment platform and prepaid game cards. Self-operated PC games are either developed in house or licensed from third-party developers. For licensed PC games, Changyou remits a pre-agreed percentage of the proceeds to the third-party developers, and keeps the balance pursuant to revenue-sharing agreements. Such revenue-sharing amounts paid to third-party developers are recorded in Changyou’s cost of revenues. Mobile Games For self-operated mobile games, Changyou sells game points to its game players via third-party mobile APP stores. The mobile APP stores in turn pay Changyou proceeds after deducting their share of pre-agreed revenue-sharing amounts. Self-operated mobile games are either developed in house or licensed from or jointly developed with third-party developers. For licensed and jointly developed mobile games, Changyou remits a pre-agreed percentage of the proceeds to the third-party developers, and keeps the balance pursuant to revenue-sharing agreements. Such revenue-sharing amounts paid to mobile application stores and third-party developers are recorded in Changyou’s cost of revenues. Web Games Changyou continued to operate a small portfolio of self-operated Web games after its sale of the 7Road business in 2015. Proceeds from self-operated Web games are collected from players through the sale of game points.
Licensed Out Games Changyou also authorizes third parties to operate its online games. Licensed out games include PC games and mobile games developed in house and mobile games jointly developed with third-party developers. Changyou receives monthly revenue-based royalty payments from all the third-party licensee operators. Changyou receives additional up-front license fees from certain third-party licensee operators who are entitled to an exclusive right to operate Changyou’s games in specified geographic areas. Since Changyou is obligated to provide post-sale services, the initial license fees are recognized as revenue ratably over the license period, and the monthly revenue-based royalty payments are recognized when relevant services are delivered, provided that collectability is reasonably assured. Changyou views the third-party licensee operators as Changyou’s customers and recognizes revenues on a net basis, as Changyou does not have the primary responsibility for fulfillment and acceptability of the game services. Changyou remits to the third-party developers a pre-agreed percentage of revenues from jointly developed and licensed out mobile games, and recognizes revenues on a net basis. Other Revenues Sohu Sohu also engages in the other business, which consists primarily of paid subscription services, interactive broadcasting services, sub-licensing of purchased video content to third parties, content provided through the platforms of the three main telecommunications operators in China, and the filming business. Sogou Other revenues attributable to Sogou are primarily IVAS revenues derived from the operation of Web games and mobile games of third-party developers as well as other services and products that Sogou provides to users. Changyou Other revenues attributable to Changyou are primarily from its cinema advertising business and IVAS. In its cinema advertising business, Changyou provides clients advertising placements in slots that are shown in theaters before the screening of movies. The rights to place advertisements in such advertising slots are granted under contracts Changyou signs with different theaters. When all the recognition criteria are met, revenues from cinema advertising are recognized based on a percentage of the advertising slots actually delivered or on a straight-line basis over the contract period. Changyou provides IVAS primarily through software applications for PCs and mobile devices offered by MoboTap on the Dolphin Browser and by RaidCall. Revenues from IVAS are recognized during the period the service rendered or items consumed under the gross method, as Changyou is the principal obligor for provision of the services. |
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| Cost of Revenues | Cost of Revenues Cost of Online Advertising Revenues Cost of online advertising revenues includes cost of revenues from brand advertising services as well as cost of revenues from search and search-related services. Cost of Brand Advertising Revenues Cost of brand advertising revenues mainly consists of content and license costs, bandwidth leasing costs, and salary and benefits expense. Cost of Search and Search-related Revenues Cost of search and search-related revenues mainly consists of traffic acquisition costs, bandwidth leasing costs, depreciation expenses, as well as salary and benefits expenses. Traffic acquisition costs represent payments made to Sogou Website Alliance members. Sogou pays Sogou Website Alliance members based either on revenue-sharing arrangements or on a pre-agreed unit price. Under the revenue-sharing arrangements, the Group pays a percentage of pay-for-click revenues generated from clicks by users of the Website Alliance members’ properties.
Cost of Online Game Revenues Cost of online game revenues mainly consists of revenue-sharing payments, salary and benefits expense, bandwidth leasing costs, content and license costs, amortization and depreciation expenses, and other direct costs. Cost of Other Revenues Cost of other revenues mainly consists of payments to theaters and film production companies for pre-film screening advertising slots, content and license costs related to paid subscription services, revenue-sharing payments related to the IVAS business, and revenue-sharing payments related to interactive broadcasting services. |
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| Product Development Expenses | Product Development Expenses Product development expenses mainly consist of salary and benefits expenses, content and license expenses, technical service fees, depreciation and amortization expenses, share-based compensation, and facilities expenses. These expenses are incurred for the enhancement and maintenance of the Sohu Group’s Internet platforms as well as for its products and services, including the development costs of online games prior to the establishment of technological feasibility and maintenance costs after the online games are available for marketing. |
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| Sales and Marketing Expenses | Sales and Marketing Expenses Sales and marketing expenses mainly consist of advertising and promotional expenses, salary and benefits expenses, travel expenses, and facility expenses. Advertising and promotional expenses generally represent the expenses of promotions to create or stimulate a positive image of the Sohu Group or a desire to subscribe for the Group’s products and services. Advertising and promotional expenses are expensed as incurred. |
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| General and Administrative Expenses | General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses mainly consist of salary and benefits expenses, professional service fees, facility expenses, travel expenses, share-based compensation expense, and depreciation and amortization expenses. |
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| Share-based Compensation Expense | Share-based Compensation Expense Sohu (excluding Fox Video Limited), Sogou, Changyou, and Fox Video Limited (“Sohu Video”) have incentive plans for the granting of share-based awards, including stock options, share options and restricted share units, to members of the boards of directors, management and other key employees. For share-based awards for which a grant date has occurred, share-based compensation expense is recognized as costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income based on the fair value of the related share-based awards on their grant dates. For share-based awards for which the service inception date precedes the grant date, share-based compensation expense is recognized as costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income beginning on the service inception date and is re-measured on each subsequent reporting date before the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the related share-based awards. Share-based compensation expense is charged to the shareholders’ equity or noncontrolling interest section in the consolidated balance sheets. The assumptions used in share-based compensation expense recognition represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. If factors change or different assumptions are used, the Group’s share-based compensation expense could be materially different for any period. Moreover, the estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value that ultimately will be realized by employees who receive equity awards, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by the Group for accounting purposes. Sohu (excluding Sohu Video), Sogou, and Changyou Share-based Awards Sohu (excluding Sohu Video) Share-based Awards In determining the fair value of stock options granted by Sohu (excluding Sohu Video) as share-based awards before 2006, the Black-Scholes valuation model was applied. In determining the fair value of restricted share units granted, the public market price of the underlying shares on the grant dates was applied.
Options for the purchase of Sohu common stock contractually granted under the Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan are subject to vesting in four equal installments over a period of four years, with each installment vesting upon satisfaction of a service period requirement and certain subjective performance targets. Under ASC 718-10-25, no grant date can be established until a mutual understanding is reached between Sohu and the recipients clarifying the subjective performance requirements. In accordance with ASC 718-10-55, as the service inception date preceded the grant date, compensation expense was accrued beginning on the service inception date and will be re-measured on each subsequent reporting date before the grant date is established, based on the then-current fair value of the awards. The estimate of the awards’ fair values will be fixed in the period in which the grant date occurs, and cumulative compensation expense will be adjusted based on the fair value at the grant date. In determining the fair values of the stock options granted, the public market price of the underlying shares at each reporting date was used, and a binomial valuation model was applied. Sogou Share-based Awards In determining the fair value of share options granted by Sogou as share-based awards, the income approach /discounted cash flow method with a discount for lack of marketability was applied, given that the shares underlying the awards were not publicly traded at the time of grant. Certain persons who became Sogou employees when Tencent’s Soso search-related businesses were transferred to Sogou on September 16, 2013 had been granted restricted share units under Tencent’s share award arrangements prior to the transfer of the businesses to Sogou. These Tencent restricted share units will continue to vest under the original Tencent share award arrangements provided the transferred employees continue to be employed by Sogou during the requisite service period. After the transfer of the Soso search-related businesses to Sogou, Sogou applied the guidance in ASC 505-50 to measure the related compensation expense, based on the then-current fair value at each reporting date, as the expense is deemed to have been incurred by Tencent as an investor on Sogou’s behalf. To determine the then-current fair value of the Tencent restricted share units granted to these employees, the public market price of the underlying shares at each reporting date was applied. Because Sogou is not required to reimburse Tencent for such share-based compensation expense, the related amount was recorded by Sogou as a capital contribution from Tencent. Changyou Share-based Awards In determining the fair value of ordinary shares and restricted share units granted by Changyou as share-based awards in 2008, the income approach /discounted cash flow method with a discount for lack of marketability was applied, given that the shares underlying the awards were not publicly traded at the time of grant. In determining the fair value of restricted share units granted in 2009 shortly before Changyou’s initial public offering, the fair value of the underlying shares was determined based on Changyou’s offering price for its initial public offering. In determining the fair value of restricted share units granted after Changyou’s initial public offering, the public market price of the underlying shares on the grant dates was applied. Options for the purchase of Changyou Class A ordinary shares contractually granted under the Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan are subject to vesting in four equal installments over a period of four years, with each installment vesting upon satisfaction of a service period requirement and certain subjective performance targets. Under ASC 718-10-25, no grant date can be established until a mutual understanding is reached between Changyou and the recipients clarifying the subjective performance requirements. In accordance with ASC 718-10-55, as the service inception date preceded the grant date, compensation expense was accrued beginning on the service inception date and will be re-measured on each subsequent reporting date before the grant date is established, based on the then-current fair value of the awards. The estimate of the awards’ fair values will be fixed in the period in which the grant date occurs, and cumulative compensation expense will be adjusted based on the fair values at the grant date. In determining the fair values of Changyou share options granted, the public market price of the underlying shares at each reporting date was used, and a binomial valuation model was applied. Compensation Expense Recognition For options and restricted share units granted with respect to Sohu (excluding Sohu Video) shares and Changyou shares, compensation expense is recognized on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period. For share options granted with respect to Sogou shares, compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated period during which the service period requirement and performance target will be met. For Tencent restricted share units that Tencent had granted to employees who transferred to Sogou with the Soso search-related businesses, compensation expense is recognized by Sogou on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period, and the fair value of the share-based compensation is re-measured at each reporting date until vesting date. The number of share-based awards for which the service is not expected to be rendered over the requisite period is estimated, and no compensation expense is recorded for the number of awards so estimated.
Sohu Video Share-based Awards On January 4, 2012, Sohu Video, the holding entity of Sohu’s video division, adopted a 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the “Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan”) which provides for the issuance of up to 25,000,000 ordinary shares of Sohu Video (representing approximately 10% of the outstanding Sohu Video shares on a fully-diluted basis) to management and key employees of the video division and to Sohu management. As of December 31, 2016, grants of options for the purchase of 16,368,200 ordinary shares of Sohu Video had been contractually made, of which options for the purchase of 4,972,800 ordinary shares were vested. For purposes of ASC 718-10-25, as of December 31, 2016, no grant date had occurred, because the broader terms and conditions of the option awards had neither been finalized nor mutually agreed upon with the recipients. Therefore the fair value of the awards was not determinable and could not be accounted for. In accordance with ASC 718-10-55, the Group’s management determined that the service inception date with respect to vested option awards for the purchase of 4,972,800 shares had preceded the grant date. Therefore, the Group recognized compensation expense for these vested Sohu Video share-based awards and re-measured, and will re-measure, the compensation expense on each subsequent reporting date based on the then-current fair values of these vested awards until the grant date is established. |
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| Taxation | Taxation Income Taxes Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach which requires the recognition of income taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Group’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes are determined based on the differences between the accounting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance, if based on available evidence, it is considered that it is more likely than not that some portion of or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In making such determination, the Group considers factors including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future profitability, and tax planning strategies. If events were to occur in the future that would allow the Group to realize more of its deferred tax assets than the presently recorded net amount, an adjustment would be made to the deferred tax assets that would increase income for the period when those events occurred. If events were to occur in the future that would require the Group to realize less of its deferred tax assets than the presently recorded net amount, an adjustment would be made to the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets that would decrease income for the period when those events occurred. Significant management judgment is required in determining income tax expense and deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Group’s deferred tax assets relate to net operating losses and temporary differences between accounting basis and tax basis for its China-Based Subsidiaries and VIEs, which are subject to corporate income tax in the PRC under the PRC Corporate Income Tax Law (the “CIT Law”). In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires deferred income tax liabilities and assets to be classified as non-current in a classified balance sheet, and eliminates the prior guidance, which required an entity to separate deferred tax liabilities and assets into a current amount and a non-current amount in a classified balance sheet. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. Additionally, the new guidance may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. The Group changed the manner in which it classifies deferred tax assets and liabilities retrospectively from the fourth quarter of 2016 due to the early adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. As a result of the adoption of this guidance, the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were re-classified from current assets and liabilities to long-term assets and liabilities.
PRC Withholding Tax on Dividends The CIT Law imposes a 10% withholding income tax on dividends distributed by foreign invested enterprises in the PRC to their immediate holding companies outside Mainland China. A lower withholding tax rate may be applied if there is a tax treaty between Mainland China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. A holding company in Hong Kong, for example, will be subject to a 5% withholding tax rate under an arrangement between the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the “Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital,” if such holding company is considered a non-PRC resident enterprise and holds at least 25% of the equity interests in the PRC foreign invested enterprise distributing the dividends, subject to approval of the PRC local tax authority. However, if the Hong Kong holding company is not considered to be the beneficial owner of such dividends under applicable PRC tax regulations, such dividend will remain subject to a withholding tax rate of 10%. PRC Value Added Tax Effective September 1, 2012, a pilot program (the “Pilot Program”) for transition from the imposition of PRC business tax (“Business Tax”) to the imposition of value-added tax (“VAT”) was implemented for revenues from certain industries and certain cities. Prior to Pilot Program, the Group was mainly subject to a 5% PRC business tax and related surcharges on revenues in the PRC. PRC business tax and the related surcharges are recognized when the revenue is earned. On May 1, 2016, the transition from the imposition of PRC business tax (“Business Tax”) to the imposition of VAT was expanded to all industries in China, and all of the Sohu Group’s revenues have been subject to VAT since that date. To record VAT payable, the Group adopted the net presentation method, which presents the difference between the output VAT (at a rate of 6%) and the available input VAT amount (at the rate applicable to the supplier). U.S. Corporate Income Tax Sohu.com Inc. is a Delaware corporation that is subject to U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income at a rate of up to 35%. To the extent that portions of its U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or a dividend, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, Sohu.com Inc. may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. Any remaining liabilities are accrued in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income and estimated tax payments are made when required by U.S. law. Uncertain Tax Positions The Sohu Group is subject to various taxes in different jurisdictions, primarily the U.S. and the PRC. Management reviews regularly the adequacy of the provisions for taxes as they relate to the Group’s income and transactions. In order to assess uncertain tax positions, the Group applies a more likely than not threshold and a two-step approach for tax position measurement and financial statement recognition. For the two-step approach, the first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon settlement. |
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| Net Income /(Loss) per Share | Net Income /(Loss) per Share Basic net income / (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income / (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares comprise shares issuable upon the exercise or settlement of share-based awards using the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of share-based awards with performance requirements is not considered before the performance targets are actually met. The computation of diluted net income / (loss) per share does not assume conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e. an increase in earnings per share amounts or a decrease in loss per share amounts) on net income / (loss) per share. Additionally, for purposes of calculating the numerator of diluted net income / (loss) per share, the net income / (loss) attributable to the Sohu Group is adjusted as follows. The adjustment will not be made if there is an anti-dilutive effect.
In the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income / (loss) per share, assuming a dilutive effect, the percentage of Sohu.com Inc.’s shareholding in Sogou was calculated by treating convertible preferred shares issued by Sogou as having been converted at the beginning of the period and unvested Sogou share options with the performance targets achieved as well as vested but unexercised Sogou share options as having been exercised during the period. The dilutive effect of share-based awards with a performance requirement was not considered before the performance targets were actually met. Assuming an anti-dilutive effect, all of these Sogou shares and share options are excluded from the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted income /(loss) per share. As a result, Sogou’s net income /(loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis equals the number used for the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s basic net income /(loss) per share.
In the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income/ (loss) per share, assuming a dilutive effect, all of Changyou’s existing unvested restricted share units and share options, and vested restricted share units and share options that have not yet been settled, are treated as vested and settled by Changyou under the treasury stock method, causing the percentage of the weighted average number of shares held by Sohu.com Inc. in Changyou to decrease. As a result, Changyou’s net income / (loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis decreased accordingly. Assuming an anti-dilutive effect, all of these Changyou restricted share units and share options are excluded from the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s diluted net income /(loss) per share. As a result, Changyou’s net income /(loss) attributable to Sohu.com Inc. on a diluted basis equals the number used for the calculation of Sohu.com Inc.’s basic net income /(loss) per share. |
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring the fair value of financial instruments. This hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three-tier fair value hierarchy is: Level 1 – observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 – include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the market place. Level 3 – unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. The Sohu Group’s financial instruments mainly include cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, assets held for sale, prepaid and other current assets, long-term investments (including available-for-sale equity securities), restricted time deposits, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, receipts in advance and deferred revenue, liabilities held for sale, other short-term liabilities and long-term accounts payable. |
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| Cash Equivalents | Cash Equivalents The Sohu Group’s cash equivalents mainly consist of time deposits with original maturities of three months or less, and highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash. |
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| Short-term Investments | Short-term Investments For investments in financial instruments with a variable interest rate indexed to the performance of underlying assets, the Sohu Group elected the fair value method at the date of initial recognition and carried these investments subsequently at fair value. Changes in fair values are reflected in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. |
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| Accounts Receivable, Net |
Accounts Receivable, Net The carrying value of accounts receivable is reduced by an allowance that reflects the Sohu Group’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected. The Group makes estimations of the collectability of accounts receivable. Many factors are considered in estimating the general allowance, including reviewing delinquent accounts receivable, performing an aging analysis and a customer credit analysis, and analyzing historical bad debt records and current economic trends. |
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| Available-for-Sale Securities | Available-for-Sale Securities Investments in debt securities and equity securities that have readily determinable fair values not classified as trading securities or as held-to-maturity securities are classified as available-for-sale securities, and are included in long-term investments. Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses recorded in other comprehensive income or losses in the consolidated balance sheets. Realized gains or losses are included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the period in which the gain or loss is realized. An impairment loss on the available-for-sale securities is recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income when the decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary. |
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| Restricted time deposits | Restricted time deposits Restricted time deposits are valued based on the prevailing interest rates in the market using the discounted cash flow method. |
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| Foreign exchange forward contracts | Foreign exchange forward contracts Foreign exchange forward contracts are initially recognized on the date a foreign exchange forward contract is entered into and are subsequently measured at fair value. Changyou entered into such foreign exchange forward contracts in compliance with its risk management policy for the purpose of eliminating the negative impact on earnings and equity resulting from fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB. The instruments are marked-to-market at each period-end with the associated changes in fair value recognized in the line item “Other income /(expense), net” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and “Prepaid and other current assets” or “Other short-term liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets. |
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| Equity Investments | Equity Investments Investments in entities are recorded as equity investments under long-term investments. For entities over which the Group does not have significant influence, the cost method is applied, as there is no readily determinable fair value; for entities over which the Group can exercise significant influence but does not own a majority equity interest or control, the equity method is applied. For cost method investments, the Group carries the investment at historical cost after the date of investment. For equity method investments, the Group adjusts the carrying amount of an investment and recognizes investment income or loss for the Group’s share of the earnings or loss of the investee after the date of investment. |
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| Long-Lived Assets | Long-Lived Assets Long-lived assets consist primarily of fixed assets and intangible assets. Fixed Assets Fixed assets mainly comprise office buildings, computer equipment and hardware, leasehold improvements, office furniture, and vehicles. Fixed assets are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation with no residual value. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Expenditure for maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred.
The gain or loss on the disposal of fixed assets is the difference between the net sales proceeds and the lower of the carrying value or fair value less cost to sell the relevant assets and is recognized in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Intangible Assets Intangible assets mainly comprise domain names and trademarks, purchased video content, operating rights for licensed games, computer software, cinema advertising slot rights, and developed technologies. Intangible assets are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization with no residual value. Amortization of intangible assets other than purchased video content is computed using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives of the Group’s intangible assets are listed below:
Impairment of Long-lived Assets In accordance with ASC 360-10-35, the Sohu Group reviews the carrying values of long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Based on the existence of one or more indicators of impairment, the Group measures any impairment of long-lived assets using the projected discounted cash flow method at the asset group level. The estimation of future cash flows requires significant management judgment based on the Group’s historical results and anticipated results and is subject to many factors. The discount rate that is commensurate with the risk inherent in the Group’s business model is determined by its management. An impairment loss would be recorded if the Group determined that the carrying value of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. The impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying values of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. |
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| Video Content | Video Content Video content consists primarily of purchased video content and self-developed video content. Purchased video content is recognized as intangible assets. Amortization of purchased video content is computed based on the trend in viewership accumulation. For self-developed video content, production costs incurred in excess of the amount of revenue contracted for are expensed as incurred, instead of being recorded as intangible assets. Sohu Video enters into nonmonetary transactions to exchange online broadcasting rights for purchased video content with other online video broadcasting companies. Under ASC 845, the cost of a nonmonetary asset acquired in exchange for another nonmonetary asset is the fair value of the asset surrendered to obtain the acquired nonmonetary asset, and a gain or loss should be recognized on the exchange. The fair value of the asset received should be used to measure the cost if the fair value of the asset received is more reliable than the fair value of the asset surrendered. The Sohu Group records these nonmonetary exchanges at the fair values of the online broadcasting rights for purchased video content and recognize any net gain or loss from such exchange transactions. Impairment of Video Content Purchased video content is stated at the lower of cost less accumulated amortization, or net realizable value (“NRV”). In accordance with ASC 920-350-35, if management’s expectations of the programming usefulness of a program, series, package, or daypart are revised downward, it may be necessary to write down unamortized cost to estimated NRV. A write-down from unamortized cost to a lower estimated NRV establishes a new cost basis. Accordingly, the Group measures the video content’s impairment loss by comparing its carrying value to its NRV. An impairment loss would be recorded if the carrying value of video content is lower than its NRV. The impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the NRV of video content exceeds its carrying value. |
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| Goodwill |
Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired as a result of the Sohu Group’s acquisitions of interests in its subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs. If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Group reports in its financial statements provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. If a measurement period adjustment is identified, the Group recognizes the adjustment as part of the acquisition accounting. The Sohu Group increases or decreases the provisional amounts of identifiable assets or liabilities by means of increases or decreases in goodwill for measurement period adjustments. In accordance with ASC 350, the Group does not amortize goodwill, but tests it for impairment. The Group tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of October 1, and between annual tests when an event occurs or circumstances change that could indicate that the asset might be impaired. Under ASC 350-20-35, the Group has the option to choose whether it will apply a qualitative assessment first and then a quantitative assessment, if necessary, or to apply a quantitative assessment directly. For reporting units applying a qualitative assessment first, the Group starts the goodwill impairment test by assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is mandatory. Otherwise, no further testing is required. The quantitative impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of goodwill with its carrying value. For reporting units directly applying the quantitative assessment, the Group performs the goodwill impairment test by quantitatively comparing the fair values of those reporting units to their carrying amounts. After performing the assessment, if the carrying amounts of the reporting units were higher than their fair value, the Group performs the second step of the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Application of a goodwill impairment test requires significant management judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value of each reporting unit. The Group estimates fair value using the income approach or market approach. The judgment in estimating the fair value of reporting units includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates, control premium, comparable companies’ multipliers and making other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value for each reporting unit. |
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| Comprehensive Income | Comprehensive Income Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a company during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments from owners and distributions to owners. Accumulated other comprehensive income, as presented on the Sohu Group’s consolidated balance sheets, includes a cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment and an unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities. |
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| Functional Currency and Foreign Currency Translation | Functional Currency and Foreign Currency Translation An entity’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates, normally that is the currency of the environment in which the entity primarily generates and expends cash. Management’s judgment is essential to determine the functional currency by assessing various indicators, such as cash flows, sales price and market, expenses, financing and inter-company transactions and arrangements. The functional currency of Sohu.com Inc. is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Sohu Group’s subsidiaries in the U.S., the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong is the U.S. dollar. The functional currencies of the Sohu Group’s subsidiaries and VIEs in other countries are the national currencies of those counties, rather than the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are re-measured at the applicable rates of exchange in effect at that date. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency re-measurement are included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Financial statements of entities with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars, which is the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the current exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at the average of the exchange rates in effect during the reporting period. Shareholders’ equity accounts are translated using the historical exchange rates at the date the entry to shareholders’ equity was recorded, except for the change in retained earnings during the year, which is translated using the historical exchange rates used to translate each period’s income statement. Differences resulting from translating a foreign currency to the reporting currency are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated balance sheets. |
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| Effect of Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
Effect of Recent Accounting Pronouncements Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, ‘‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).’’ This guidance supersedes current guidance on revenue recognition in Topic 605, ‘‘Revenue Recognition.” In addition, there are disclosure requirements related to the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue recognition. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No.2015-14 to defer the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 for all entities by one year. For public business entities that follow U.S. GAAP, the deferral results in the new revenue standard are being effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Sohu Group will apply the new revenue standard beginning January 1, 2018, and will not early adopt. The Sohu Group has set up an implementation team that is currently in the process of analyzing each of the Sohu Group’s revenue streams in accordance with the new revenue standard to determine the impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The Sohu Group plans to continue the evaluation, analysis, and documentation of its adoption of ASU 2014-09 (including those subsequently issued updates that clarify ASU 2014-09’s provisions) throughout 2017 as the Sohu Group works towards the implementation and finalizes its determination of the impact that the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which simplifies the presentation of deferred income taxes by requiring deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. Additionally, the new guidance may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. The Sohu Group adopted this guidance retrospectively during the fourth quarter of 2016. Accordingly, the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 reflect the new classification. As a result of the adoption of this guidance, $4.7 million of current deferred tax assets and $24.9 million of deferred tax liabilities were reclassified to non-current as of December 31, 2015. Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. On January 5, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 (“ASU 2016-01”), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which amends certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This amendment requires all equity investments to be measured at fair value, with changes in the fair value recognized through net income (other than those accounted for under equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee). This standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements. Leases. On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), Leases. ASU 2016-02 specifies the accounting for leases. For operating leases, ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in its balance sheet. The standard also requires a lessee to recognize a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term, on a generally straight-line basis. In addition, this standard requires both lessees and lessors to disclose certain key information about lease transactions. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements. Compensation – Stock Compensation. On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09 (“ASU 2016-09”), Compensation – Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which relates to the accounting for employee share-based payments. This standard addresses several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions, including: (a) income tax consequences; (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities; and (c) classification on the statement of cash flows; (d) accounting for forfeitures of share-based payments. This standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Sohu Group does not expect this standard to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements Financial Instruments-Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application will be permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which clarifies the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. In November 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The guidance requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim period within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The standard should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements. Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The standard should be applied prospectively on or after the effective date. The Sohu Group will evaluate the impact of adopting this standard prospectively upon any transactions of acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The guidance should be adopted on a prospective basis for the annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Sohu Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements. |
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Note (1): Compensation expense for Sogou share-based awards also includes compensation expense for Tencent restricted share units that Tencent had granted to employees who transferred to Sogou with the Soso search-related businesses, and compensation expense equal to the excess of the repurchase price paid to employees over the fair value at the repurchase date of Sogou Class A Ordinary Shares that Sogou repurchased in the second quarter of 2014. Note (2):The negative amount resulted from re-measured compensation expense based on the then-current fair value of the awards on each reporting date. |
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Note (1): In the second quarter of 2016, the Sohu Group recognized a one-time expense of $27.8 million that was related to a donation by Sogou to Tsinghua University related to setting up a joint research institute focusing on artificial intelligence technology. Note (2): The $60.3 million in investment income in 2015 primarily included a $55.1 million disposal gain recognized by Changyou for its sale of the 7Road business and certain Changyou subsidiaries and a $13.0 million disposal gain recognized by Sohu for its sale of an equity investment, offset by an $8.9 million investment loss from the Group’s other equity investments. |
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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) |
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Goodwill (Tables) |
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Taxation (Tables) |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) |
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| Commitments related to future payment arrangement |
Note (1): For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, rental expense included in the operating lease was approximately $23.9 million, $27.9 million, and $34.6 million, respectively. |
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VIEs (Tables) |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Tables) |
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Note (1): The aggregated intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the difference between Sohu’s closing stock price of $33.89 on December 31, 2016 and the nominal exercise prices of the stock options. |
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| Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Share option activity |
Note (1): The aggregated intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the difference between Changyou’s closing price of $21.22 per ADS, or $10.61 per Class A ordinary share, on December 31, 2016 and the nominal exercise prices of the share options. |
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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Tables) |
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| Business tax rate | 5.00% | ||
| Value-added tax rate | 6.00% | ||
| U.S. corporate income tax rate | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
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| Fixed assets, residual value | $ 0 |
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| Estimated Useful Lives (years) | 4-10 |
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| Reclassified to noncurrent deferred tax assets | $ 4.7 |
| Reclassified to noncurrent deferred tax liabilities | $ 24.9 |
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Segment Information (Segment Operating Information by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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| Operating Segments [Member] | Sohu [Member] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Revenues | [1] | $ 468,515 | $ 590,471 | $ 546,262 | ||||||||||||
| Segment cost of revenues | (391,417) | (393,564) | (320,035) | |||||||||||||
| Segment gross profit | 77,098 | 196,907 | 226,227 | |||||||||||||
| SBC in cost of revenues | [2] | (164) | (1,381) | (728) | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 76,934 | 195,526 | 225,499 | |||||||||||||
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| Product development | [3] | (96,815) | (94,392) | (93,227) | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | [1] | (259,800) | (203,332) | (220,479) | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | (47,804) | (57,014) | (43,640) | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment and impairment of intangible assets acquired as part of business acquisitions | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| SBC in operating expenses | [2] | (1,703) | (26,743) | (7,378) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | (406,122) | (381,481) | (364,724) | |||||||||||||
| Operating profit /(loss) | (329,188) | (185,955) | (139,225) | |||||||||||||
| Other income /(expense) | [3] | 5,360 | 92,455 | [4] | 8,369 | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 8,879 | [5] | 7,690 | [5] | 8,696 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (10,103) | [5] | (5,007) | [5] | (131) | |||||||||||
| Exchange difference | 2,349 | 1,716 | (325) | |||||||||||||
| Income /(loss) before income tax benefit /(expense) | (322,703) | (89,101) | (122,616) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit /(expense) | 538 | (13,451) | (3,557) | |||||||||||||
| Net income /(loss) | (322,165) | (102,552) | (126,173) | |||||||||||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Sogou [Member] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Revenues | [1] | 660,408 | 591,803 | 386,382 | ||||||||||||
| Segment cost of revenues | (302,565) | (247,949) | (163,426) | |||||||||||||
| Segment gross profit | 357,843 | 343,854 | 222,956 | |||||||||||||
| SBC in cost of revenues | [2] | (171) | (330) | (1,092) | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 357,672 | 343,524 | 221,864 | |||||||||||||
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| Product development | [3] | (132,749) | (124,210) | (102,329) | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | [1] | (121,303) | (93,055) | (73,932) | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | (19,308) | (14,422) | (13,446) | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment and impairment of intangible assets acquired as part of business acquisitions | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| SBC in operating expenses | [2] | (8,680) | (10,049) | (62,950) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | (282,040) | (241,736) | (252,657) | |||||||||||||
| Operating profit /(loss) | 75,632 | 101,788 | (30,793) | |||||||||||||
| Other income /(expense) | [3] | (26,027) | 1,142 | [4] | 2,462 | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 5,198 | [5] | 5,332 | [5] | 2,773 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | 0 | [5] | 0 | [5] | 0 | |||||||||||
| Exchange difference | 5,346 | 667 | (149) | |||||||||||||
| Income /(loss) before income tax benefit /(expense) | 60,149 | 108,929 | (25,707) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit /(expense) | (27) | (9,430) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Net income /(loss) | 60,122 | 99,499 | (25,707) | |||||||||||||
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| Revenues | [1] | 525,385 | 761,636 | 755,266 | ||||||||||||
| Segment cost of revenues | (165,779) | (216,727) | (201,710) | |||||||||||||
| Segment gross profit | 359,606 | 544,909 | 553,556 | |||||||||||||
| SBC in cost of revenues | [2] | (31) | (37) | (152) | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 359,575 | 544,872 | 553,404 | |||||||||||||
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| Product development | [3] | (118,738) | (165,130) | (193,044) | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | [1] | (55,971) | (91,334) | (241,202) | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | (45,642) | (71,771) | (104,663) | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment and impairment of intangible assets acquired as part of business acquisitions | (40,324) | (52,282) | ||||||||||||||
| SBC in operating expenses | [2] | (8,371) | (14,988) | (3,962) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | (228,722) | (383,547) | (595,153) | |||||||||||||
| Operating profit /(loss) | 130,853 | 161,325 | (41,749) | |||||||||||||
| Other income /(expense) | [3] | 15,523 | 64,961 | [4] | 4,112 | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 21,490 | [5] | 23,779 | [5] | 26,091 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,321) | [5] | (8,335) | [5] | (6,452) | |||||||||||
| Exchange difference | 5,108 | 2,954 | (668) | |||||||||||||
| Income /(loss) before income tax benefit /(expense) | 168,653 | 244,684 | (18,666) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit /(expense) | (21,583) | (54,055) | (2,493) | |||||||||||||
| Net income /(loss) | 147,070 | 190,629 | (21,159) | |||||||||||||
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| Revenues | [1] | (3,877) | (6,819) | (14,833) | ||||||||||||
| Segment cost of revenues | 327 | 924 | 1,509 | |||||||||||||
| Segment gross profit | (3,550) | (5,895) | (13,324) | |||||||||||||
| SBC in cost of revenues | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | (3,550) | (5,895) | (13,324) | |||||||||||||
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| Product development | [3] | 4,342 | 4,932 | 4,297 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | [1] | 4,688 | 6,845 | 14,744 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 89 | (656) | (733) | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment and impairment of intangible assets acquired as part of business acquisitions | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| SBC in operating expenses | [2] | 0 | 85 | 1,820 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 9,119 | 11,206 | 20,128 | |||||||||||||
| Operating profit /(loss) | 5,569 | 5,311 | 6,804 | |||||||||||||
| Other income /(expense) | [3] | (5,569) | (84,032) | [4] | (4,984) | |||||||||||
| Interest income | (13,068) | [5] | (6,158) | [5] | 0 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | 13,068 | [5] | 6,158 | [5] | 0 | |||||||||||
| Exchange difference | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Income /(loss) before income tax benefit /(expense) | 0 | (78,721) | 1,820 | |||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit /(expense) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Net income /(loss) | 0 | (78,721) | 1,820 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | 1,650,431 | 1,937,091 | 1,673,077 | |||||||||||||
| Segment cost of revenues | (859,434) | (857,316) | (683,662) | |||||||||||||
| Segment gross profit | 790,997 | 1,079,775 | 989,415 | |||||||||||||
| SBC in cost of revenues | [2] | (366) | (1,748) | (1,972) | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 790,631 | 1,078,027 | 987,443 | |||||||||||||
| Product development | [3] | (343,960) | (378,800) | (384,303) | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | [1] | (432,386) | (380,876) | (520,869) | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | (112,665) | (143,863) | (162,482) | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment and impairment of intangible assets acquired as part of business acquisitions | 0 | (40,324) | (52,282) | |||||||||||||
| SBC in operating expenses | [2] | (18,754) | (51,695) | (72,470) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | (907,765) | (995,558) | (1,192,406) | |||||||||||||
| Operating profit /(loss) | (117,134) | 82,469 | (204,963) | |||||||||||||
| Other income /(expense) | (10,713) | 74,526 | 9,959 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | 22,499 | 30,643 | 37,560 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,356) | (7,184) | (6,583) | |||||||||||||
| Exchange difference | 12,803 | 5,337 | (1,142) | |||||||||||||
| Income /(loss) before income tax benefit /(expense) | (93,901) | 185,791 | (165,169) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit /(expense) | (21,072) | (76,936) | (6,050) | |||||||||||||
| Net income /(loss) | $ (114,973) | $ 108,855 | $ (171,219) | |||||||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 167,691 | $ 430,804 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 100,317 | 176,759 | |||||
| Fixed assets, net | 196,839 | 223,939 | |||||
| Total assets | [1] | 1,241,844 | 1,356,263 | ||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Sogou [Member] | |||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 286,078 | 244,484 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 41,781 | 28,986 | |||||
| Fixed assets, net | 117,022 | 70,447 | |||||
| Total assets | [1] | 499,589 | 387,875 | ||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Changyou [Member] | |||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 597,188 | 569,917 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 47,150 | 67,959 | |||||
| Fixed assets, net | 189,770 | 214,306 | |||||
| Total assets | [1] | 1,708,037 | 1,779,506 | ||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | (81) | (87) | |||||
| Fixed assets, net | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total assets | [1] | (885,780) | (481,450) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,050,957 | 1,245,205 | $ 876,340 | $ 1,287,288 | |||
| Accounts receivable, net | 189,167 | 273,617 | |||||
| Fixed assets, net | 503,631 | 508,692 | |||||
| Total assets | $ 2,563,690 | $ 3,042,194 | |||||
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Segment Information (Narrative) (Details) - Sogou [Member] - Series A Preferred Shares [Member] - Sohu [Member] shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
shares
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| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | |
| Purchase of Series A Preferred Shares, shares | shares | 24.0 |
| Purchase of Series A Preferred Shares, aggregate purchase price | $ | $ 78.8 |
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Share-based Compensation Expense (Share-based Compensation Expense Recognized for Share Awards of Sohu(excluding Sohu Video), Sogou, Changyou and Sohu Video) (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | |||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120,000 | $ 53,443,000 | $ 74,443,000 | |||||
| Capitalized share-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Sohu (excluding Sohu Video) [Member] | ||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 2,761,000 | 27,811,000 | 4,410,000 | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | ||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | [1] | 8,802,000 | 10,310,000 | 61,918,000 | ||||
| Changyou [Member] | ||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 8,402,000 | 15,024,000 | 4,087,000 | |||||
| Sohu Video [Member] | ||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | [2] | $ (845,000) | $ 298,000 | $ 4,028,000 | ||||
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Advertising and Promotional Expenses, included in Sales and Marketing Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Advertising and Promotional Expenses, included in Sales and Marketing Expenses [Abstract] | |||
| Advertising and promotional expenses | $ 270.2 | $ 196.9 | $ 310.7 |
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Other Income /(Expense),net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Other Income /(Expense), net [Abstract] | ||||||||
| Donations | [1] | $ (27,982) | $ (1,192) | $ (683) | ||||
| Investment income/(expense) | [2] | (1,908) | 60,264 | 2,039 | ||||
| Gain from the changes in fair value of financial instruments | 13,133 | 9,374 | 3,137 | |||||
| Government grant | 2,112 | 2,839 | 3,618 | |||||
| Change in fair value of China Web put option | 0 | 0 | 2,304 | |||||
| Others | 3,932 | 3,241 | (456) | |||||
| Total | $ (10,713) | $ 74,526 | $ 9,959 | |||||
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Other Income /(Expense),net (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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Jun. 30, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Other Income /(Expense), net [Abstract] | ||||||
| One-time expense related to donation | $ 27,800 | |||||
| Investment income | [1] | $ (1,908) | $ 60,264 | $ 2,039 | ||
| Disposal gain recognized in business transaction | $ 0 | 55,139 | $ 0 | |||
| Disposal gain for sale of an equity investment | 13,000 | |||||
| Investment loss from other equity investments | $ 8,900 | |||||
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- Definition Receipts in advance is the prepayments received from customers for goods or services to be provided in the future. Deferred revenue include the carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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Intracompany Loan and Share Pledge Agreement (Details) - Sohu Media [Member] - AmazGame [Member] - Loan Agreement [Member] $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | |||
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Oct. 24, 2016
USD ($)
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| Intracompany Loan and Share Pledge Agreement [Line Items] | ||||
| Maximum amount of loan Sohu Media can borrow from AmazGame | $ 148,640 | ¥ 1,000.0 | ||
| Annual interest rate | 6.00% | 6.00% | ||
| Loans received from related parties | $ 72,100 | ¥ 500.0 | ||
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Fair Value Measurements (Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 11,684 | |
| Prepaid and other current assets | 2,469 | |
| Goodwill | 83,470 | |
| Intangible assets | 5,456 | |
| Assets held for sale | 103,079 | $ 0 |
| Other liabilities | 3,902 | |
| Liabilities held for sale | $ 3,902 | $ 0 |
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Fixed Assets (Fixed Assets by Major Class) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Fixed assets, net | ||
| Office buildings | $ 368,758 | $ 393,938 |
| Computer equipment and hardware | 323,592 | 302,832 |
| Leasehold and building improvements | 46,164 | 49,703 |
| Office furniture | 9,789 | 10,784 |
| Vehicles | 3,480 | 4,930 |
| Fixed assets, gross | 751,783 | 762,187 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (248,152) | (253,495) |
| Fixed assets, net | $ 503,631 | $ 508,692 |
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| Fixed Assets [Abstract] | |||
| Depreciation expenses for fixed assets | $ 73,449 | $ 77,421 | $ 78,417 |
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Intangible Assets, Net (Estimated Amortization Expenses for Future Periods) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] | ||
| 2017 | $ 11,593 | |
| 2018 | 9,355 | |
| 2019 | 2,633 | |
| 2020 | 1,300 | |
| 2021 | 1,217 | |
| Thereafter | 6,033 | |
| Total expected amortization expense | $ 32,131 | $ 55,415 |
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Goodwill (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions |
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| Sohu [Member] | |||
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| Number of reporting units | ReportingUnits | 2 | ||
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
| Number of reporting units | ReportingUnits | 1 | ||
| Changyou [Member] | |||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
| Number of reporting units | ReportingUnits | 5 | ||
| Goodwill impairment losses | $ 33.8 | ||
| Changyou [Member] | Doyo [Member] | |||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
| Goodwill impairment losses | $ 1.9 | ||
| Changyou [Member] | MoboTap [Member] | |||
| Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
| Disposal of equity interest in MoboTap | 51.00% | ||
| Reclassification of goodwill to assets held for sale | $ 83.5 | ||
| Goodwill impairment losses | $ 29.6 | ||
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Taxation (Components of Income before Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Income /(loss) before income tax expense | |||
| Income /(loss) from China operations | $ (88,440) | $ 171,636 | $ (129,349) |
| Income /(loss) from non-China operations | (5,461) | 14,155 | (35,820) |
| Total income /(loss) before income tax expense | (93,901) | 185,791 | (165,169) |
| Income tax expense applicable to China operations | |||
| Current tax | 13,635 | 55,532 | 23,295 |
| Deferred tax | 8,500 | 8,735 | (20,637) |
| Subtotal income tax expense applicable to China operations | 22,135 | 64,267 | 2,658 |
| Non China income tax expense/(benefit) | (2,134) | 11,291 | 1,864 |
| Non China withholding tax expense | 1,071 | 1,378 | 1,528 |
| Total income tax expense | $ 21,072 | 76,936 | $ 6,050 |
| Reversal amount for disposal of an equity investment | $ 5,000 | ||
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Taxation (Tax Holiday Effect) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
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| Taxation [Abstract] | |||
| Tax holiday effect | $ 30,872 | $ 19,626 | $ 186 |
| Basic net income per share effect | $ 0.80 | $ 0.51 | |
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| U.S. federal statutory rate: | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% | ||
| Effect of tax holidays applicable to the subsidiaries and the consolidated VIEs | [1] | 33.00% | (11.00%) | (0.00%) | |
| Tax differential from statutory rate applicable to the subsidiaries and the consolidated VIEs | (3.00%) | (13.00%) | (31.00%) | ||
| Effect of withholding taxes | (4.00%) | 2.00% | (3.00%) | ||
| Changes in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | (91.00%) | 31.00% | (22.00%) | ||
| Others | 8.00% | (3.00%) | 17.00% | ||
| Effective Tax Rate | (22.00%) | 41.00% | (4.00%) | ||
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Taxation (PRC Withholding Tax on Dividends) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Withholding tax on dividends [Line Items] | ||
| Withholding income tax rate on dividends, foreign invested enterprises to foreign holding companies | 10.00% | |
| Deferred tax liabilities related to withholding tax | $ 26,002 | $ 24,884 |
| Changyou [Member] | ||
| Withholding tax on dividends [Line Items] | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities related to withholding tax | $ 26,000 | |
| HONG KONG | ||
| Withholding tax on dividends [Line Items] | ||
| Preferential withholding tax rate on dividends, foreign invested enterprises | 5.00% |
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Taxation (PRC Value-Added Tax) (Details) |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Taxation [Abstract] | |
| Business tax rate | 5.00% |
| Value-added tax rate | 6.00% |
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Taxation (U.S. Corporate Income Tax) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| U.S. corporate income tax rate | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
| Cumulative undistributed earnings | $ 396.7 | $ 614.1 | |
| Estimated U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes due if earnings remitted as dividends | $ 138.8 | $ 214.9 | |
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Taxation (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Net operating loss from operations | $ 206,967 | $ 145,964 |
| Accrued bonus and commissions | 22,069 | 21,004 |
| Intangible assets transfer | 746 | 1,156 |
| Others | 7,525 | 2,321 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 237,307 | 170,445 |
| Less: Valuation allowance | (216,176) | (141,951) |
| Net deferred tax assets | 21,131 | 28,494 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | ||
| Withholding tax for Dividend | (26,002) | (24,884) |
| Deferred U.S. tax | (9,175) | (12,450) |
| Intangible assets from business acquisitions | (1,273) | (1,465) |
| Others | (3,334) | (3,616) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | $ (39,784) | $ (42,415) |
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Taxation (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Reclassified to noncurrent deferred tax assets | $ 4.7 | |
| Reclassified to noncurrent deferred tax liabilities | $ 24.9 | |
| Net operating losses from PRC entities available to offset against future net profit for income tax purposes | $ 760.6 | |
| Deferred tax assets generated from net operating losses offset by valuation allowance | 190.1 | |
| PRC net operating losses generated from previous years, expired | $ 11.8 |
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Taxation (Uncertain Tax Positions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Beginning balance | $ 39,244 | $ 24,515 | $ 24,369 |
| Decreases related to prior year tax positions | (6,649) | 0 | 0 |
| Increases related to current year tax positions | 87 | 14,729 | 146 |
| Ending balance | $ 32,682 | $ 39,244 | $ 24,515 |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Payment to PRC tax authorities for a portion of an uncertain tax position | $ 5.3 | |
| Recognized tax payable | $ 14.6 | |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] | |||
| Rental expense included in operating lease | $ 23.9 | $ 27.9 | $ 34.6 |
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VIEs (VIEs Consolidated within Sohu Group, Basic Information for Principal VIEs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Aggregate amount of loans due from related parties | $ 9.4 | |
| Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital and PRC statutory reserves | 60.0 | |
| High Century [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 4.6 | |
| High Century [Member] | Dr. Charles Zhang [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 80.00% | |
| High Century [Member] | Wei Li [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 20.00% | |
| Heng Da Yi Tong [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 1.2 | |
| Heng Da Yi Tong [Member] | Dr. Charles Zhang [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 80.00% | |
| Heng Da Yi Tong [Member] | Wei Li [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 20.00% | |
| Sohu Internet [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 1.6 | |
| Sohu Internet [Member] | High Century [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 100.00% | |
| Donglin [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 1.5 | |
| Donglin [Member] | Sohu Internet [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 100.00% | |
| Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 0.5 | |
| Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Ye Deng [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Transferred equity interest to new shareholders | 50.00% | |
| Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Xiufeng Deng [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 50.00% | |
| Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Xuemei Zhang [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 50.00% | |
| Guangzhou Qianjun [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 3.3 | |
| Guangzhou Qianjun [Member] | Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 100.00% | |
| Focus Interactive [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 1.6 | |
| Focus Interactive [Member] | Heng Da Yi Tong [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 100.00% | |
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| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 2.5 | |
| Sogou Information [Member] | High Century [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 45.00% | |
| Sogou Information [Member] | Xiaochuan Wang [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 10.00% | |
| Sogou Information [Member] | Tencent [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 45.00% | |
| Gamease [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 1.3 | |
| Gamease [Member] | High Century [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 100.00% | |
| Guanyou Gamespace [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 1.5 | |
| Guanyou Gamespace [Member] | Changyou Star [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 100.00% | |
| Shanghai ICE [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 1.2 | |
| Shanghai ICE [Member] | Gamease [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 100.00% | |
| Wuhan Baina Information [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Registered capital | $ 3.0 | |
| Wuhan Baina Information [Member] | Changyou Star [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 60.00% | |
| Wuhan Baina Information [Member] | Yongzhi Yang [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Ownership percentage | 40.00% |
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VIEs (VIEs Consolidated within Sohu Group, Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| ASSETS: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,050,957 | $ 1,245,205 | $ 876,340 | $ 1,287,288 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 189,167 | 273,617 | ||
| Prepaid and other current assets | 260,133 | 154,217 | ||
| Assets held for sale | 103,079 | 0 | ||
| Long-term investments, net | 74,273 | 62,093 | ||
| Fixed assets, net | 503,631 | 508,692 | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 32,131 | 55,415 | ||
| Goodwill | 68,290 | 154,219 | 303,426 | |
| Other non-current assets | 29,100 | 43,988 | ||
| LIABILITIES: | ||||
| Accounts payable | 193,209 | 129,025 | ||
| Accrued liabilities | 324,876 | 309,657 | ||
| Receipts in advance and deferred revenue | 118,951 | 135,385 | ||
| Liabilities held for sale | 3,902 | 0 | ||
| Long-term accounts payable | 744 | 4,600 | ||
| Long-term taxes payable | 32,625 | 24,732 | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 39,784 | 42,415 | ||
| Net revenue | 1,650,431 | 1,937,091 | 1,673,077 | |
| Net income /(loss) | (114,973) | 108,855 | (171,219) | |
| Net cash provided by /(used in) operating activities | 239,620 | 506,053 | 152,283 | |
| Net cash provided by /(used in) investing activities | (50,739) | (69,767) | (438,474) | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | (327,934) | (43,116) | (122,810) | |
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| ASSETS: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 94,859 | 131,270 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | 72,151 | 135,925 | ||
| Prepaid and other current assets | 86,722 | 101,951 | ||
| Assets held for sale | 12,551 | 0 | ||
| Intercompany receivables due from the Company's subsidiaries | 197,438 | 140,396 | ||
| Total current assets | 463,721 | 509,542 | ||
| Long-term investments, net | 17,472 | 15,960 | ||
| Fixed assets, net | 4,372 | 7,362 | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 14,545 | 18,266 | ||
| Goodwill | 35,161 | 36,351 | ||
| Other non-current assets | 4,052 | 12,057 | ||
| Total assets | 539,323 | 599,538 | ||
| LIABILITIES: | ||||
| Accounts payable | 15,824 | 23,757 | ||
| Accrued liabilities | 96,695 | 79,012 | ||
| Receipts in advance and deferred revenue | 44,797 | 55,319 | ||
| Liabilities held for sale | 3,232 | 0 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 111,775 | 139,577 | ||
| Intercompany payables due to the Company's subsidiaries | 129,431 | 175,178 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 401,754 | 472,843 | ||
| Long-term accounts payable | 0 | 2,858 | ||
| Long-term taxes payable | 13,463 | 180 | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 1,273 | 1,490 | ||
| Intercompany payables due to the Company's subsidiaries | 19,620 | 21,717 | ||
| Total liabilities | 436,110 | 499,088 | ||
| Net revenue | 894,697 | 1,181,354 | 1,063,655 | |
| Net income /(loss) | 9,557 | (78,722) | (90,840) | |
| Net cash provided by /(used in) operating activities | (17,804) | 38,628 | 69,171 | |
| Net cash provided by /(used in) investing activities | (2,273) | 55,108 | (159,094) | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $ 0 | $ 2,855 | $ 17,742 | |
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VIEs (VIEs Consolidated within Sohu Group, Summary of Significant Agreements Currently in Effect) (Details) |
12 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Shareholders of Sogou Information [Member] | Sogou Technology [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Power of attorney term | 10 years |
| Shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Video Tianjin [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Power of attorney term | 10 years |
| Shareholders of Gamease [Member] | AmazGame [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Power of attorney term | 10 years |
| Percentage of exchange equity interests due to contributions to registered capital of equity | 100.00% |
| Shareholders of Guanyou Gamespace [Member] | Gamespace [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Power of attorney term | 10 years |
| Percentage of exchange equity interests due to contributions to registered capital of equity | 100.00% |
| Sogou Information [Member] | Sogou Technology [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Exclusive technology consulting and service agreement term | 10 years |
| Business cooperation agreement term | 10 years |
| Sogou Information [Member] | Shareholders of Sogou Information [Member] | Sogou Technology [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Business operation agreement term | 10 years |
| Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Video Tianjin [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Exclusive technology consulting and service agreement term | 10 years |
| Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Shareholders of Tianjin Jinhu [Member] | Video Tianjin [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Business operation agreement term | 10 years |
| Gamease [Member] | Shareholders of Gamease [Member] | AmazGame [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Business operation agreement term | 10 years |
| Guanyou Gamespace [Member] | Shareholders of Guanyou Gamespace [Member] | Gamespace [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Business operation agreement term | 10 years |
| Wuhan Baina Information [Member] | Changyou Star and Yongzhi Yang [Member] | Beijing Baina Technology [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Call option agreement, exercise price | At the lower of RMB1.00 (approximately $0.15) or the lowest purchase price permissible under PRC law |
| Sohu Internet [Member] | Sohu Era [Member] | |
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |
| Exclusive technology consulting and service agreement term | 2 years |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Summary of Sohu.com Inc.'s Outstanding Shares) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Common stock: | |||
| Balance, beginning of year | 38,653 | 38,507 | 38,326 |
| Issuance of common stock | 89 | 146 | 181 |
| Balance, end of year | 38,742 | 38,653 | 38,507 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Treasury Stock) (Details) - shares |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Sohu [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | |||
| Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] | |||
| Shares repurchased | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan) (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120,000 | $ 53,443,000 | $ 74,443,000 |
| Sohu 2000 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Award vesting period | 4 years | ||
| Maximum term of share rights granted under share incentive plan | 10 years | ||
| Plan expiration date | Jan. 24, 2010 | ||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 0 | ||
| Cash received under share incentive plan | $ 0 | ||
| Sohu 2000 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Number of shares authorized for issuance | 9,500,000 | ||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, Narrative) (Details) - Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] - shares |
12 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Jul. 02, 2010 |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||
| Maximum term of share rights granted under share incentive plan | 10 years | |
| Plan expiration date | Jul. 01, 2020 | |
| Shares available for grant | 560,430 | |
| Common Stock [Member] | ||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||
| Number of shares authorized for issuance | 1,500,000 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, Stock Option Activity, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb. 07, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
May 01, 2016 |
Feb. 07, 2015 |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120 | $ 53,443 | $ 74,443 | |||
| Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of options granted in period | 253,250 | 253,000 | ||||
| Number of share options vested | 253,250 | 193,000 | ||||
| Total fair value of stock options granted | $ 10,800 | |||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 1,400 | $ 25,600 | ||||
| Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of options granted | 13,000 | 1,068,000 | ||||
| Exercise prices of option granted | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | ||||
| Installments of stock options granted | Four equal installments | |||||
| Award vesting period | 4 years | |||||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, Stock Option Activity) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||||
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Dec. 31, 2016
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||
| Closing stock price | $ / shares | $ 33.89 | ||||
| Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | |||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||
| Number of Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance | 0 | ||||
| Number of Shares, Granted | 253,250 | 253,000 | |||
| Number of Shares, Exercised | (60,000) | ||||
| Number of Shares, Forfeited or expired | 0 | ||||
| Number of Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance | 193,000 | ||||
| Number of Shares, Vested, Ending balance | 253,250 | 193,000 | |||
| Number of Shares, Exercisable, Ending balance | 193,000 | ||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted | $ / shares | $ 0.001 | ||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised | $ / shares | 0.001 | ||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Ending balance | $ / shares | 0.001 | ||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested, Ending balance | $ / shares | 0.001 | ||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable, Ending balance | $ / shares | $ 0.001 | ||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Outstanding, Ending balance | Years | 8.10 | ||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Vested, Ending balance | Years | 8.10 | ||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Exercisable, Ending balance | Years | 8.10 | ||||
| Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding, Ending balance | $ | [1] | $ 6,549 | |||
| Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested, Ending balance | $ | [1] | 6,549 | |||
| Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable, Ending balance | $ | [1] | $ 6,549 | |||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, Restricted Share Unit Activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120 | $ 53,443 | $ 74,443 |
| Sohu 2010 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Share Units [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Number of Units, Unvested, Beginning balance | 32 | ||
| Number of Units, Granted | 11 | ||
| Number of Units, Vested | (23) | ||
| Number of Units, Forfeited | (9) | ||
| Number of Units, Unvested, Ending balance | 11 | 32 | |
| Number of Units, Expected to vest after December 31, 2016 | 8 | ||
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Unvested, Beginning balance | $ 70.24 | ||
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Granted | 51.00 | ||
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Vested | 62.11 | ||
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Forfeited | 63.45 | ||
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Unvested, Ending balance | 73.32 | $ 70.24 | |
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Expected to vest after December 31, 2016 | $ 73.32 | ||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 1,300 | $ 2,200 | 3,000 |
| Unrecognized compensation expenses | $ 300 | ||
| Unrecognized compensation expenses, weighted average period for recognition (in years) | 7 months 10 days | ||
| Fair value of restricted share units vested | $ 900 | $ 1,600 | $ 1,200 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Aug. 22, 2014 |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120,000 | $ 53,443,000 | $ 74,443,000 | |||
| Sogou [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | [1] | $ 8,802,000 | 10,310,000 | 61,918,000 | ||
| Sogou [Member] | Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Maximum term of share rights granted under share incentive plan | 10 years | |||||
| Plan expiration date | Oct. 19, 2020 | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Maximum term of share rights granted under share incentive plan | 10 years | |||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 7,600,000 | $ 7,300,000 | 31,400,000 | |||
| Number of shares outstanding | 9,451,000 | 12,209,000 | ||||
| Unrecognized compensation expenses | $ 800,000 | |||||
| Unrecognized compensation expenses, weighted average period for recognition (in years) | 6 months 26 days | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of shares authorized for issuance | 41,500,000 | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of options granted | 38,209,700 | |||||
| Number of options granted for which performance targets had been set | 32,445,808 | |||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 9,450,899 | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Vesting upon Service Period and Achievement of Performance Targets [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of options granted | 31,009,700 | |||||
| Number of options granted, removed as a condition of vesting upon Sogou's IPO | 900,000 | |||||
| Number of options granted for which performance targets had been set | 25,245,808 | |||||
| Number of options vested and exercisable | 24,894,886 | |||||
| Accumulated number of share options exercised | 22,994,909 | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Vesting upon Service Period and Achievement of Performance Targets, Part One [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of options granted | 29,822,750 | |||||
| Installments of share options granted | Four equal installments | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Vesting upon Service Period and Achievement of Performance Targets, Part Two [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of options granted | 1,186,950 | |||||
| Installments of share options granted | Two to four installments | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Vesting upon Completion of Sogou's IPO and Expiration of All Underwriters' Lockup Periods [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of options granted | 7,200,000 | |||||
| Installments of share options granted | Five equal installments | |||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan, Share Option Activity) (Details) - Sogou [Member] - Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] - Stock Options [Member] shares in Thousands |
12 Months Ended |
|---|---|
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Dec. 31, 2016
Years
$ / shares
shares
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
| Number of Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance | 12,209 |
| Number of Shares, Granted | 2,337 |
| Number of Shares, Exercised | (3,876) |
| Number of Shares, Forfeited or expired | (1,219) |
| Number of Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance | 9,451 |
| Number of Shares, Vested, Ending balance, and expected to vest thereafter | 2,251 |
| Number of Shares, Exercisable, Ending balance | 1,900 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Beginning balance | $ / shares | $ 0.369 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted | $ / shares | 0.001 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised | $ / shares | 0.001 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited or expired | $ / shares | 0.001 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Ending balance | $ / shares | $ 0.476 |
| Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Outstanding, Ending balance | Years | 6.31 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan, Share Option Assumptions) (Details) - Sogou [Member] - Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] - Stock Options [Member] - $ / shares |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Weighted average expected option life | 7 years | 8 years | 7 years |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Fair value | $ 3.58 | ||
| Minimum [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Average risk-free interest rate | 1.90% | 2.48% | 2.62% |
| Exercise multiple | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Expected forfeiture rate (post-vesting) | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0.00% |
| Volatility rate | 43.00% | 47.00% | 49.00% |
| Fair value | $ 3.18 | $ 5.85 | |
| Maximum [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Average risk-free interest rate | 2.77% | 2.77% | 3.05% |
| Exercise multiple | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Expected forfeiture rate (post-vesting) | 12.00% | 12.00% | 12.00% |
| Volatility rate | 50.00% | 51.00% | 54.00% |
| Fair value | $ 3.93 | $ 6.35 | |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan, Share Option Assumptions, Narrative) (Details) - Sogou [Member] - Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Contract life of the option | 10 years | ||
| Stock Options [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Contract life of the option | 10 years | ||
| Estimated dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Stock Options [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Exercise multiple | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Estimated forfeiture rate | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0.00% |
| Stock Options [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Exercise multiple | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Estimated forfeiture rate | 12.00% | 12.00% | 12.00% |
| Stock Options [Member] | Employees [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Exercise multiple | 2 | ||
| Estimated forfeiture rate | 12.00% | ||
| Stock Options [Member] | Management [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Exercise multiple | 3 | ||
| Stock Options [Member] | Management [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Estimated forfeiture rate | 0.00% | ||
| Stock Options [Member] | Management [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Estimated forfeiture rate | 1.00% | ||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 14, 2011 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2011 |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120,000 | $ 53,443,000 | $ 74,443,000 | ||||
| Sogou [Member] | |||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | [1] | 8,802,000 | 10,310,000 | 61,918,000 | |||
| Sogou [Member] | Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | |||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 400,000 | $ 100,000 | 8,900,000 | ||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 3,190,000 | 3,664,000 | |||||
| Unrecognized compensation expenses | $ 0 | ||||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | |||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Number of shares authorized for issuance | 12,000,000 | ||||||
| Sogou's ordinary shares previously held by Sohu | 8,800,000 | ||||||
| Sogou's newly-issued shares | 3,200,000 | ||||||
| Sogou's newly-issued shares, price per share | $ 0.625 | ||||||
| Sogou's newly-issued shares, value | $ 2,000,000 | ||||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | |||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Number of options granted | 10,705,000 | ||||||
| Number of options granted for which performance targets had been set | 10,705,000 | ||||||
| Number of shares outstanding | 3,189,500 | ||||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Vesting upon Completion of Sogou's IPO and Expiration of All Underwriters' Lockup Periods [Member] | |||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Number of options granted | 2,400,000 | ||||||
| Installments of share options granted | Five equal installments | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Board of Directors [Member] | Vesting upon Service Period and Achievement of Performance Targets [Member] | |||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Number of options granted | 15,000 | ||||||
| Accumulated number of share options exercised | 15,000 | ||||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Management and Key Employees [Member] | Vesting upon Service Period and Achievement of Performance Targets [Member] | |||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Number of options granted | 8,290,000 | ||||||
| Installments of share options granted | Four equal installments | ||||||
| Number of options granted for which performance targets had been set | 8,290,000 | ||||||
| Number of options vested and exercisable | 8,290,000 | ||||||
| Accumulated number of share options exercised | 7,512,500 | ||||||
| Sogou [Member] | Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Fixed exercise price of ordinary share | $ 0.001 | ||||||
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||
| Fixed exercise price of ordinary share | $ 0.625 | ||||||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement, Share Option Activity) (Details) - Sogou [Member] - Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] - Stock Options [Member] shares in Thousands |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016
Years
$ / shares
shares
| |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
| Number of Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance | 3,664 |
| Number of Shares, Granted | 58 |
| Number of Shares, Exercised | (532) |
| Number of Shares, Forfeited or expired | 0 |
| Number of Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance | 3,190 |
| Number of Shares, Vested, Ending balance, and expected to vest thereafter | 790 |
| Number of Shares, Exercisable, Ending balance | 790 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Beginning balance | $ / shares | $ 0.623 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted | $ / shares | 0.625 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised | $ / shares | 0.625 |
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Ending balance | $ / shares | $ 0.623 |
| Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Outstanding, Ending balance | Years | 5.78 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement, Share Option Assumptions) (Details) - Sogou [Member] - Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] - Stock Options [Member] - $ / shares |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Expected forfeiture rate (post-vesting) | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Weighted average expected option life | 6 years | 8 years | 7 years |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Fair value | $ 5.23 | ||
| Minimum [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Average risk-free interest rate | 2.01% | 2.67% | 2.62% |
| Exercise multiple | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Expected forfeiture rate (post-vesting) | 0.00% | ||
| Volatility rate | 43.00% | 50.00% | 52.00% |
| Fair value | $ 2.56 | $ 2.96 | |
| Maximum [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Average risk-free interest rate | 2.15% | 3.01% | 2.93% |
| Exercise multiple | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Expected forfeiture rate (post-vesting) | 8.00% | ||
| Volatility rate | 47.00% | 53.00% | 54.00% |
| Fair value | $ 3.31 | $ 7.03 | |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sogou Inc. Share-based Awards, Option Modification) (Details) - Sogou [Member] - Ordinary Shares [Member] |
12 Months Ended |
|---|---|
|
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
shares
| |
| Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
| Incremental compensation expense | $ 0 |
| Sogou 2010 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
| Accumulated number of share options early exercised | shares | 11,370,000 |
| Sohu Management Sogou Share Option Arrangement [Member] | |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
| Incremental compensation expense | $ 0 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Tencent Share-based Awards Granted to Employees Who Transferred to Sogou with Soso Search-related Businesses) (Details) $ in Thousands |
1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
shares
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120 | $ 53,443 | $ 74,443 | |||
| Tencent [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Stock split, conversion ratio | 5 | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | [1] | 8,802 | 10,310 | 61,918 | ||
| Sogou [Member] | Tencent [Member] | Tencent Share-based Awards Related to Soso [Member] | Restricted Share Units [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 800 | $ 2,000 | $ 4,900 | |||
| Unrecognized compensation expenses | $ 200 | |||||
| Unrecognized compensation expenses, weighted average period for recognition (in years) | 1 year 2 months 12 days | |||||
| Sogou [Member] | Tencent [Member] | Tencent Share-based Awards Related to Soso [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Restricted Share Units [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of shares authorized for issuance | shares | 53,100 | |||||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Changyou's 2008 Share Incentive Plan) (Details) - Changyou [Member] - Changyou's 2008 Share Incentive Plan [Member] |
1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2009
shares
|
Dec. 31, 2016
shares
|
Dec. 31, 2008
shares
|
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Award vesting period | 4 years | ||
| Maximum term of share rights granted under share incentive plan | 10 years | ||
| Plan expiration date | Aug. 31, 2018 | ||
| Ordinary Shares [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Shares reserved for future issuance | 2,000,000 | ||
| Shares reserved for future issuance as result of stock split | 20,000,000 | ||
| Stock split, conversion ratio | 10 | ||
| Ordinary Shares [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Number of shares granted | 15,000,000 | ||
| Ordinary Shares [Member] | Restricted Share Units [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Number of shares granted | 4,614,098 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Share-based Awards Granted before Changyou's IPO, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120,000 | $ 53,443,000 | $ 74,443,000 |
| Changyou [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 8,402,000 | $ 15,024,000 | $ 4,087,000 |
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou's Share-based Awards Granted before IPO [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 0 | ||
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou's Share-based Awards Granted before IPO [Member] | Restricted Share Units [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 0 | ||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Share-based Awards Granted after Changyou's IPO, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120,000 | $ 53,443,000 | $ 74,443,000 |
| Changyou [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 8,402,000 | 15,024,000 | 4,087,000 |
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou's Share-based Awards Granted after IPO [Member] | Restricted Share Units [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 100,000 | (200,000) | 1,300,000 |
| Unrecognized compensation expenses | $ 31,000 | ||
| Unrecognized compensation expenses, weighted average period for recognition (in years) | 6 months 18 days | ||
| Fair value of restricted share units vested | $ 100,000 | $ 1,100,000 | $ 1,100,000 |
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou's Share-based Awards Granted after IPO [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Restricted Share Units [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Number of shares or units granted | 1,581,226 | ||
| Award vesting period | 4 years | ||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Share-based Awards Granted after Changyou's IPO, Restricted Share Unit Activity) (Details) - Changyou [Member] - Changyou's Share-based Awards Granted after IPO [Member] - Restricted Share Units [Member] shares in Thousands |
12 Months Ended |
|---|---|
|
Dec. 31, 2016
$ / shares
shares
| |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
| Number of Units, Unvested, Beginning balance | 20 |
| Number of Units, Granted | 0 |
| Number of Units, Vested | (10) |
| Number of Units, Forfeited | 0 |
| Number of Units, Unvested, Ending balance | 10 |
| Number of Units, Expected to vest thereafter | 10 |
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Unvested, Beginning balance | $ / shares | $ 14.25 |
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Unvested, Ending balance | $ / shares | 14.25 |
| Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Expected to vest thereafter | $ / shares | $ 14.25 |
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov. 02, 2016 |
Jun. 01, 2016 |
Nov. 02, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Jul. 28, 2016 |
Jun. 01, 2015 |
Feb. 16, 2015 |
Nov. 02, 2014 |
Jun. 27, 2014 |
|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120,000 | $ 53,443,000 | $ 74,443,000 | ||||||||
| Changyou [Member] | |||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 8,402,000 | 15,024,000 | 4,087,000 | ||||||||
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | |||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Maximum term of share rights granted under share incentive plan | 10 years | ||||||||||
| Plan expiration date | Jun. 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Shares available for grant | 2,823,000 | ||||||||||
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | |||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Number of share options vested | 450,000 | 329,000 | 450,000 | 852,000 | |||||||
| Total fair value of share options granted | $ 5,900,000 | $ 3,200,000 | $ 4,700,000 | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 8,300,000 | 15,200,000 | 2,600,000 | ||||||||
| Total fair values of share options vested | 9,100,000 | 4,700,000 | $ 0 | ||||||||
| Total amount of weighted average grant date fair value of options granted | $ 5,900,000 | $ 6,300,000 | |||||||||
| Share options exercised | 377,000 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total intrinsic value of share options exercised | $ 4,300,000 | ||||||||||
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Class A Restricted Share Units [Member] | |||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Number of shares or units granted | 2,416,000 | ||||||||||
| Award vesting period | 4 years | ||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ (17,000) | ||||||||||
| Unrecognized compensation expenses | $ 0 | ||||||||||
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Class A Ordinary Shares [Member] | |||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Shares reserved for future issuance | 6,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |||||||||
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Class A Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | |||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Number of shares or units granted | 100,000 | 1,998,000 | |||||||||
| Number of Class A restricted share units converted to options | 2,400,000 | ||||||||||
| Exercise prices of option granted | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | ||||||||
| Installments of share options granted | Four equal installments | ||||||||||
| Award vesting period | 4 years | ||||||||||
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Class A Restricted Share Units [Member] | Class A Restricted Share Units [Member] | |||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Number of shares or units granted | 16,000 | ||||||||||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan, Share Option Activity) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |||||||
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Nov. 02, 2016
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Jun. 01, 2016
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Nov. 02, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Closing price | $ 33.89 | |||||||
| Changyou [Member] | Class A Ordinary Shares [Member] | ||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Closing price | 10.61 | |||||||
| Changyou [Member] | ADS [Member] | ||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Closing price | $ 21.22 | |||||||
| Changyou [Member] | Changyou 2014 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Share Options [Member] | ||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Number of Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance | shares | 450,000 | |||||||
| Number of Shares, Granted | shares | 779,000 | |||||||
| Number of Shares, Exercised | shares | (377,000) | 0 | ||||||
| Number of Shares, Forfeited or expired | shares | 0 | |||||||
| Number of Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance | shares | 852,000 | 450,000 | ||||||
| Number of Shares, Vested, Ending balance | shares | 450,000 | 329,000 | 450,000 | 852,000 | ||||
| Number of Shares, Exercisable, Ending balance | shares | 852,000 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Beginning balance | $ 0.01 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted | 0.01 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised | 0.01 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding, Ending balance | 0.01 | $ 0.01 | ||||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested, Ending balance | 0.01 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable, Ending balance | $ 0.01 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Outstanding, Beginning balance | Years | 8.84 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Outstanding, Ending balance | Years | 7.93 | 8.84 | ||||||
| Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding, Beginning balance | $ | [1] | $ 5,580 | ||||||
| Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding, Ending balance | $ | [1] | $ 9,032 | $ 5,580 | |||||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu Video Share-based Awards, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Jan. 04, 2012 |
|||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ 19,120 | $ 53,443 | $ 74,443 | |||
| Sohu Video [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | [1] | $ (845) | 298 | 4,028 | ||
| Sohu Video [Member] | Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Maximum term of share rights granted under share incentive plan | 10 years | |||||
| Plan expiration date | Jan. 03, 2021 | |||||
| Sohu Video [Member] | Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ (800) | $ 300 | $ 4,000 | |||
| Sohu Video [Member] | Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Shares reserved for future issuance | 25,000,000 | |||||
| Sohu Video [Member] | Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan [Member] | Ordinary Shares [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | ||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Number of options granted | 16,368,200 | |||||
| Installments of share options granted | Four equal installments | |||||
| Number of options vested | 4,972,800 | |||||
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Sohu.com Inc. Shareholders' Equity (Sohu Video Share-based Awards, Share Option Assumptions) (Details) - Sohu Video [Member] - Video 2011 Share Incentive Plan [Member] - Stock Options [Member] |
12 Months Ended |
|---|---|
|
Dec. 31, 2016
$ / shares
| |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
| Average risk-free interest rate | 2.63% |
| Exercise multiple | 2.8 |
| Expected forfeiture rate (post-vesting) | 19.00% |
| Weighted average expected option life | 5 years |
| Volatility rate | 46.80% |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% |
| Fair value | $ 0.71 |
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Business Combination (MoboTap, Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Goodwill | $ 68,290 | $ 154,219 | $ 303,426 | |
| Intangible assets impairment losses | 19,900 | |||
| Changyou [Member] | MoboTap [Member] | ||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Percentage of acquired equity interest | 51.00% | |||
| Cash consideration | $ 90,830 | |||
| Percentage of equity interests, Changyou has the right to purchase from noncontrolling shareholders | 10.00% | |||
| Percentage below IPO price, Changyou has the right to purchase from noncontrolling shareholders | 20.00% | |||
| Percentage of equity interests, noncontrolling shareholders have right to put to controlling shareholder under specific conditions | 15.00% | |||
| Aggregate price of equity interests, noncontrolling shareholders have right to put to controlling shareholder under specific conditions | $ 53,000 | |||
| Goodwill | $ 113,040 | |||
| Goodwill impairment loss | 29,600 | |||
| Intangible assets impairment losses | $ 8,900 | |||
| Divestiture of equity interest in MoboTap | 51.00% | |||
| Changyou [Member] | MoboTap [Member] | User base [Member] | ||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Useful lives of acquired identifiable intangible assets | 2 years 4 months 24 days | |||
| Changyou [Member] | MoboTap [Member] | Technology [Member] | ||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Useful lives of acquired identifiable intangible assets | 5 years 4 months 24 days | |||
| Changyou [Member] | MoboTap [Member] | Trademarks [Member] | ||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Useful lives of acquired identifiable intangible assets | 10 years 4 months 24 days | |||
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Business Combination (Allocation of Consideration of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Based on Their Fair Values) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Jul. 31, 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Goodwill | $ 68,290 | $ 154,219 | $ 303,426 | |
| Changyou [Member] | MoboTap [Member] | ||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Cash consideration | $ 90,830 | |||
| Repurchase option | 793 | |||
| Identifiable intangible assets acquired | 27,000 | |||
| Goodwill | 113,040 | |||
| Other assets | 6,714 | |||
| Put option | (298) | |||
| Liabilities assumed | (2,995) | |||
| Noncontrolling interest | (53,424) | |||
| Total | $ 90,830 |
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Noncontrolling Interest (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||
| Noncontrolling interest in consolidated balance sheets | $ 564,215 | $ 489,730 | |
| Net income /(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated statements of comprehensive income | 109,048 | 146,542 | $ (32,309) |
| Sogou [Member] | |||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||
| Noncontrolling interest in consolidated balance sheets | 165,584 | 125,314 | |
| Net income /(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated statements of comprehensive income | 61,403 | 101,656 | (14,202) |
| Changyou [Member] | |||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||
| Noncontrolling interest in consolidated balance sheets | $ 398,631 | $ 364,416 | |
| Percentage of noncontrolling interest recognized in consolidated balance sheets | 31.00% | 31.00% | |
| Net income /(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated statements of comprehensive income | $ 47,645 | $ 44,886 | $ (18,873) |
| Percentage of net income /(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest recognized in consolidated statements of comprehensive income | 31.00% | 31.00% | 32.00% |
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Noncontrolling Interest (Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||
| Noncontrolling interest in consolidated balance sheets | $ 564,215 | $ 489,730 |
| Sogou [Member] | ||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||
| Noncontrolling interest in consolidated balance sheets | 165,584 | 125,314 |
| Changyou [Member] | ||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||
| Noncontrolling interest in consolidated balance sheets | $ 398,631 | $ 364,416 |
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Noncontrolling Interest (Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income /(Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
|
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||
| Net income /(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated statements of comprehensive income | $ 109,048 | $ 146,542 | $ (32,309) |
| Sogou [Member] | |||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||
| Net income /(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated statements of comprehensive income | 61,403 | 101,656 | (14,202) |
| Changyou [Member] | |||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||
| Net income /(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated statements of comprehensive income | 47,645 | 44,886 | (18,873) |
| Others [Member] | |||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||
| Net income /(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated statements of comprehensive income | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 766 |
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Net Income /(Loss) per Share (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
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| Sogou [Member] | |||||
| Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | |||||
| Incremental dilution | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (3,919) | ||
| Sogou [Member] | China Web [Member] | |||||
| Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | |||||
| Deemed dividend | $ 27,700 | ||||
| Sogou [Member] | China Web [Member] | Series A Preferred Shares [Member] | |||||
| Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase of Series A Preferred Shares, shares | 14,400,000 | ||||
| Purchase of Series A Preferred Shares, aggregate purchase price | $ 47,300 | ||||
| Sogou [Member] | Photon [Member] | |||||
| Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | |||||
| Deemed dividend | $ 11,900 | ||||
| Sogou [Member] | Photon [Member] | Series A Preferred Shares [Member] | |||||
| Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | |||||
| Purchase of Series A Preferred Shares, shares | 6,400,000 | ||||
| Purchase of Series A Preferred Shares, aggregate purchase price | $ 21,000 | ||||
| Potential common shares issuable upon exercise or settlement of share-based awards [Member] | |||||
| Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | |||||
| Anti-dilutive potential common shares | 232,488 | ||||
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Net Income /(Loss) per Share (Calculation of Sohu Group's Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Numerator: | |||
| Net loss attributable to Sohu.com Inc., basic (after subtracting the dividend or deemed dividend to noncontrolling Sogou Series A Preferred shareholders) | $ (224,021) | $ (49,598) | $ (166,657) |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||
| Net loss attributable to Sohu.com Inc., diluted | $ (225,660) | $ (50,829) | $ (170,576) |
| Denominator: | |||
| Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | 38,706 | 38,598 | 38,468 |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||
| Share options and restricted share units | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding | 38,706 | 38,598 | 38,468 |
| Basic net loss per share attributable to Sohu.com Inc. | $ (5.79) | $ (1.28) | $ (4.33) |
| Diluted net loss per share attributable to Sohu.com Inc. | $ (5.83) | $ (1.32) | $ (4.43) |
| Sogou [Member] | |||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||
| Incremental dilution | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (3,919) |
| Changyou [Member] | |||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||
| Incremental dilution | $ (1,639) | $ (1,231) | $ 0 |
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China Contribution Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| China Contribution Plan [Abstract] | |||
| Annual Contributions | $ 131.6 | $ 132.6 | $ 134.2 |
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Profit Appropriation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Profit Appropriation [Line Items] | |||
| Portion of after-tax profit to be allocated to general reserve under PRC Law | 10.00% | ||
| Required general reserve /registered capital ratio to de-force compulsory net profit allocation to general reserve | 50.00% | ||
| Amount of profits appropriated to the general reserve fund and the statutory surplus fund | $ 4.3 | $ 7.7 | $ 4.9 |
| Amount of profits contributed to theses funds | $ 51.0 | $ 46.8 | |
| China Foreign Investment Enterprises Law [Member] | |||
| Profit Appropriation [Line Items] | |||
| Required general reserve /registered capital ratio to de-force compulsory net profit allocation to general reserve | 50.00% | ||
| China Foreign Investment Enterprises Law [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||
| Profit Appropriation [Line Items] | |||
| Portion of after-tax profit to be allocated to general reserve under PRC Law | 10.00% | ||
| China Company Law [Member] | |||
| Profit Appropriation [Line Items] | |||
| Required general reserve /registered capital ratio to de-force compulsory net profit allocation to general reserve | 50.00% | ||
| China Company Law [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||
| Profit Appropriation [Line Items] | |||
| Portion of after-tax profit to be allocated to general reserve under PRC Law | 10.00% | ||
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Concentration Risks (Details) |
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| Customer Risk [Member] | Total Revenue [Member] | |||
| Concentration Risk [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues from clients that individually represent greater than 10% of total revenues | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Product Risk [Member] | Total Revenue [Member] | TLBB [Member] | |||
| Concentration Risk [Line Items] | |||
| Percentage of concentration risk | 13.00% | ||
| Product Risk [Member] | Online Game Revenue [Member] | TLBB [Member] | |||
| Concentration Risk [Line Items] | |||
| Percentage of concentration risk | 56.00% | ||
| Credit risk [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | |||
| Concentration Risk [Line Items] | |||
| Percentage of concentration risk | 38.00% | 59.00% | |
| Number of financial institutions cash and cash equivalents concentrated held in | Institutions | 15 | 16 | |
| Maximum percentage of Sohu's cash and bank deposits in any single financial institution | 32.00% | 28.00% | |
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Restricted Net Assets (Details) |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Restricted Net Assets [Abstract] | |
| Portion of net after-tax income to be allocated to statutory surplus reserve fund | 10.00% |
| Percentage rate of registered capital, reserve funds reached, appropriation not required | 50.00% |
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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Condensed Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| ASSETS | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,050,957 | $ 1,245,205 | $ 876,340 | $ 1,287,288 |
| Prepaid and other current assets | 260,133 | 154,217 | ||
| Total current assets | 1,851,262 | 2,074,839 | ||
| Total assets | 2,563,690 | 3,042,194 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
| Current liabilities | 932,742 | 1,239,695 | ||
| Long-term liabilities | 73,153 | 71,747 | ||
| Total liabilities | 1,005,895 | 1,311,442 | ||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||
| Common stock: $0.001 par value per share (75,400 shares authorized; 38,653 shares and 38,742 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2016) | 45 | 45 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 821,867 | 798,357 | ||
| Treasury stock (5,889 shares as of both December 31, 2015 and 2016) | (143,858) | (143,858) | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 3,220 | 50,151 | ||
| Retained earnings | 312,306 | 536,327 | ||
| Total shareholders' equity | 993,580 | 1,241,022 | ||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 2,563,690 | 3,042,194 | ||
| Sohu.com Inc. [Member] | ||||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,990 | 16,096 | $ 23,189 | $ 35,659 |
| Prepaid and other current assets | 6,218 | 8,320 | ||
| Due from subsidiaries and VIEs | 3,806 | 3,806 | ||
| Total current assets | 19,014 | 28,222 | ||
| Interests in subsidiaries and VIEs | 989,875 | 1,232,327 | ||
| Total assets | 1,008,889 | 1,260,549 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
| Current liabilities | 4,501 | 4,558 | ||
| Long-term liabilities | 10,808 | 14,969 | ||
| Total liabilities | 15,309 | 19,527 | ||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||
| Common stock: $0.001 par value per share (75,400 shares authorized; 38,653 shares and 38,742 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2016) | 45 | 45 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 821,867 | 798,357 | ||
| Treasury stock (5,889 shares as of both December 31, 2015 and 2016) | (143,858) | (143,858) | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 3,220 | 50,151 | ||
| Retained earnings | 312,306 | 536,327 | ||
| Total shareholders' equity | 993,580 | 1,241,022 | ||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 1,008,889 | $ 1,260,549 |
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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Condensed Balance Sheets) (Parenthetical) (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||
| Common stock, par value per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | ||
| Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) | 75,400 | 75,400 | ||
| Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | 38,742 | 38,653 | 38,507 | 38,326 |
| Treasury stock, shares (in shares) | 5,889 | 5,889 | ||
| Sohu.com Inc. [Member] | ||||
| Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||
| Common stock, par value per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | ||
| Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) | 75,400 | 75,400 | ||
| Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | 38,742 | 38,653 | ||
| Treasury stock, shares (in shares) | 5,889 | 5,889 |
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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | $ 1,650,431 | $ 1,937,091 | $ 1,673,077 |
| Cost of revenues | 859,800 | 859,064 | 685,634 |
| Gross profit | 790,631 | 1,078,027 | 987,443 |
| Operating expenses: | |||
| General and administrative | 119,841 | 173,160 | 204,325 |
| Operating loss | (117,134) | 82,469 | (204,963) |
| Other income /(expense) | (10,713) | 74,526 | 9,959 |
| Income /(loss) before income tax expense | (93,901) | 185,791 | (165,169) |
| Income tax expense/(benefit) | 21,072 | 76,936 | 6,050 |
| Net loss | (224,021) | (49,598) | (166,657) |
| Other comprehensive loss | (77,155) | (87,655) | (8,390) |
| Comprehensive loss | (270,952) | (108,849) | (173,559) |
| Sohu.com Inc. [Member] | |||
| Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cost of revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gross profit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operating expenses: | |||
| General and administrative | 8,845 | 22,091 | 7,829 |
| Operating loss | (8,845) | (22,091) | (7,829) |
| Equity in loss of subsidiaries and VIEs | (217,408) | (4,430) | (129,324) |
| Other income /(expense) | (54) | (12) | (28) |
| Interest income | 107 | 95 | 76 |
| Income /(loss) before income tax expense | (226,200) | (26,438) | (137,105) |
| Income tax expense/(benefit) | (2,179) | 11,249 | 1,805 |
| Net loss | (224,021) | (37,687) | (138,910) |
| Other comprehensive loss | (46,931) | (59,251) | (6,903) |
| Comprehensive loss | $ (270,952) | $ (96,938) | $ (145,813) |
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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Condensed Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||
| Net loss | $ (114,973) | $ 108,855 | $ (171,219) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 19,120 | 53,443 | 57,264 |
| Changes in current assets and liabilities: | |||
| Prepaid and other current assets | 15,091 | 101 | 30,577 |
| Taxes payable | (36,666) | 29,573 | (16,256) |
| Net cash used in operating activities | 239,620 | 506,053 | 152,283 |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | (50,739) | (69,767) | (438,474) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
| Issuance of common stock | 0 | 2,124 | 611 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (327,934) | (43,116) | (122,810) |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (194,248) | 368,865 | (410,948) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 1,245,205 | 876,340 | 1,287,288 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 1,050,957 | 1,245,205 | 876,340 |
| Sohu.com Inc. [Member] | |||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||
| Net loss | (224,021) | (37,687) | (138,910) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||
| Investment income from subsidiaries and VIEs | 217,408 | 4,430 | 129,324 |
| Share-based compensation expense | 1,309 | 15,393 | 1,120 |
| Changes in current assets and liabilities: | |||
| Prepaid and other current assets | 842 | (71) | (110) |
| Taxes payable | (630) | 811 | (510) |
| Accrued liabilities | (2,014) | 7,905 | (3,996) |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (7,106) | (9,219) | (13,082) |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
| Dividend received | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
| Issuance of common stock | 0 | 2,126 | 612 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | 0 | 2,126 | 612 |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (7,106) | (7,093) | (12,470) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 16,096 | 23,189 | 35,659 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ 8,990 | $ 16,096 | $ 23,189 |
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Includes effect from exchange rate changes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Notes to Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Sohu.com Inc. (Details) |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT [Abstract] | ||
| Material contingencies | No | No |
| Significant provisions of long-term obligations | No | No |
| Mandatory dividend or redemption requirements of redeemable stocks | No | No |
| Guarantees | No | No |
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