Taxation - Additional Information (Detail)
¥ / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 16, 2012
May 31, 2016
Feb. 29, 2016
Jul. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2017
CNY (¥)
¥ / shares
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2016
CNY (¥)
¥ / shares
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
CNY (¥)
¥ / shares
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Nov. 06, 2017
$ / shares
Nov. 06, 2017
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Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Income tax expense             ¥ 267,082,000 $ 41,050 ¥ 32,629,000   ¥ 285,542,000        
Effect of preferential tax rate             ¥ 383,039,000 $ 58,872 ¥ 330,198,000   ¥ 56,389,000        
Effect of preferential tax rate, basic earning per ADS | (per share)             ¥ 3.29 $ 0.51 ¥ 2.89   ¥ 0.50        
Current income tax expense             ¥ 254,803,000 $ 39,163 ¥ 136,429,000   ¥ 292,017,000        
Deferred income tax expense             12,279,000 1,887 (103,800,000)   (6,475,000)        
Declared special cash dividend | (per share)                           $ 0.76 ¥ 5.08
Withholding tax on dividend payment             59,336,000 9,120              
Undistributed earnings from PRC Subsidiaries             5,318,555,000   3,616,426,000       $ 817,447    
Liability for uncertainty in income taxes, Noncurrent             32,122,000   34,977,000       4,937    
Unrecognized tax benefits net basis against the deferred tax assets related to tax loss carryforwards             0   0            
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate             16,995,000   19,850,000       2,612    
Interest expense relating to unrecognized tax benefits             0   2,482,000   3,809,000        
Penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits             0   0   ¥ 0        
Interest expense relating to tax expense             13,075,000   13,075,000       2,010    
Penalties relating to tax expense             0   0            
Dividend Declared [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Withholding tax on dividend payment             59,336,000 $ 9,120              
VIEs [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Liability for uncertainty in income taxes, Noncurrent             ¥ 20,010,000   21,131,000       3,075    
Earliest Tax Year [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Tax year that remains open to examination under enacted tax laws             2013 2013              
Latest Tax Year [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Tax year that remains open to examination under enacted tax laws             2017 2017              
Cayman Islands [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Statutory EIT rate             0.00% 0.00%              
British Virgin Islands [Member] | Cheerbright International Holdings, Limited [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Statutory EIT rate             0.00% 0.00%              
Hong Kong [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Statutory EIT rate 16.50%                            
Hong Kong [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Statutory EIT rate         16.50%                    
Income tax expense | $               $ 0   $ 0   $ 0      
China [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Statutory EIT rate             25.00% 25.00%              
Non-PRC resident withholding tax on dividends paid, percentage             10.00% 10.00%              
Net tax operating losses             ¥ 406,984,000           $ 62,552    
Net tax operating losses expiration year             2018 2018              
Withholding income tax rate on dividends distributed by FIEs             10.00% 10.00%              
China [Member] | Autohome WFOE [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential statutory tax rate           15.00%                  
China [Member] | Beijing Autohome Technologies Co., Ltd. [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential statutory tax rate       15.00%                      
Preferential income tax rate period       3 years                      
China [Member] | Beijing Prbrownies Software Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Beijing Autohome Software Co., Ltd.) [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential statutory tax rate             15.00% 15.00%              
Effect of change in enacted tax rate             ¥ 158,995,000 $ 24,437 173,557,000            
Current income tax expense             163,651,000 25,153 181,586,000            
Deferred income tax expense             ¥ 4,656,000 $ 716 ¥ 8,029,000            
China [Member] | Beijing Prbrownies Software Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Beijing Autohome Software Co., Ltd.) [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential statutory tax rate     15.00%                        
China [Member] | Beijing Prbrownies Software Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Beijing Autohome Software Co., Ltd.) [Member] | Eligible Software Enterprises [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Period of enterprise income tax exemption   2 years                          
China [Member] | Reduction in Taxes [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Withholding income tax rate on dividends distributed by FIEs             5.00% 5.00%              
China [Member] | VIEs [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Statutory EIT rate             25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00%      
China [Member] | Earliest Tax Year [Member] | Autohome WFOE [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential tax rate extended qualifying year                 2015 2015          
China [Member] | Earliest Tax Year [Member] | Beijing Autohome Technologies Co., Ltd. [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential tax rate qualifying year       2015                      
China [Member] | Earliest Tax Year [Member] | Beijing Prbrownies Software Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Beijing Autohome Software Co., Ltd.) [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential tax rate qualifying year     2015                        
China [Member] | Latest Tax Year [Member] | Autohome WFOE [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential statutory tax rate                 15.00% 15.00%          
Preferential tax rate extended qualifying year                 2017 2017          
China [Member] | Latest Tax Year [Member] | Beijing Autohome Technologies Co., Ltd. [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential tax rate qualifying year       2017                      
China [Member] | Latest Tax Year [Member] | Beijing Prbrownies Software Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Beijing Autohome Software Co., Ltd.) [Member] | High-New Technology Enterprise [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Preferential tax rate qualifying year     2017                        
China [Member] | Tax Year After Exemption Period [Member] | Beijing Prbrownies Software Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Beijing Autohome Software Co., Ltd.) [Member] | Eligible Software Enterprises [Member]                              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                              
Enterprise income tax rate   12.50%