| Summary of Significant Principal Accounting Policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
| Dec. 31, 2021 |
| Summary of Significant Principal Accounting Policies | |
| Basis of presentation | (a) Basis of presentation The consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (‘‘U.S. GAAP’’). |
| Basis of consolidation | (b) Basis of consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries and the VIE. All transactions and balances among the Company, its subsidiaries and the VIE have been eliminated upon consolidation. A consolidated subsidiary is an entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, controls more than one half of the voting power or has the power to: appoint or remove the majority of the members of the board of directors; cast a majority of votes at the meeting of the board of directors; or govern the financial and operating policies of the investee under a statute or agreement among the shareholders or equity holders. U.S. GAAP provides guidance on the identification of VIE and financial reporting for entities over which control is achieved through means other than voting interests. The Group evaluates each of its interests in an entity to determine whether or not the investee is a VIE and, if so, whether the Group is the primary beneficiary of such VIE. In determining whether the Group is the primary beneficiary, the Group considers if the Group (1) has power to direct the activities that most significantly affects the economic performance of the VIE, and (2)receives the economic benefits of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. If deemed the primary beneficiary, the Group consolidates the VIE. The VIE arrangements Applicable PRC laws and regulations currently limit foreign ownership of companies that provide internet content distribution services. The Company is deemed a foreign legal person under PRC laws and accordingly subsidiaries owned by the Company are ineligible to engage in provisions of internet content or online services. Shanghai Zunyi was established by two of the Company’s Founding Shareholders in December 2010 and had no operations until July 2014. To provide the Group effective control over Shanghai Zunyi and receive substantially all of the economic benefits of Shanghai Zunyi, Shanghai Baozun entered into a series of contractual arrangements, described below, with Shanghai Zunyi and its individual shareholders. The agreements that provide the Company effective control over the VIE include: (i) (ii) The agreements that transfer economic benefits to the Company include: (i) (ii) These contractual arrangements allow the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Baozun, to effectively control Shanghai Zunyi, and to derive substantially all of the economic benefits from them. Accordingly, the Company treats Shanghai Zunyi as VIE and because the Company is the primary beneficiary of Shanghai Zunyi, the Company has consolidated the financial results of Shanghai Zunyi since July 2014. Risks in relation to the VIE structure The Company believes that the contractual arrangements with Shanghai Zunyi are in compliance with PRC law and are legally enforceable based on the legal advice of the Company’s PRC legal counsel. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce these contractual arrangements and the interests of the shareholders of Shanghai Zunyi may diverge from that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example by influencing Shanghai Zunyi not to pay the service fees when required to do so. The Company’s ability to control Shanghai Zunyi also depends on the power of attorney Shanghai Baozun has to vote on all matters requiring shareholder approval. As noted above, the Company believes this power of attorney is legally enforceable but may not be as effective as direct equity ownership. In addition, if the legal structure and contractual arrangements were found to be in violation of any existing PRC laws and regulations, the Group may be subject to fines and the PRC government could: ● revoke the Group’s business and operating licenses; ● require the Group to discontinue or restrict the Group’s operations; ● restrict the Group’s right to collect revenues; ● block the Group’s websites; ● require the Group to restructure its operations in such a way as to compel the Group to establish a new enterprise, re-apply for the necessary licenses or relocate its businesses, staff and assets; ● impose additional conditions or requirements with which the Group may not be able to comply; or ● take other regulatory or enforcement actions against the Group that could be harmful to its business. The imposition of any of these penalties may result in a material and adverse effect on the Group’s ability to conduct its business. In addition, if the imposition of any of these penalties causes the Group to lose the rights to direct the activities of Shanghai Zunyi or the right to receive its economic benefits, the Group would no longer be able to consolidate the entity. The following amounts and balances of Shanghai Zunyi and its subsidiary were included in the Group’s consolidated financial statement after the elimination of intercompany balances and transactions: As of December 31, 2020 2021 RMB RMB Cash and cash equivalent 2,271 13,946 Accounts receivable, net 357,977 262,556 Inventories 44 3,033 Advance to suppliers 5,690 966 Amounts due from related parties 237 420 Prepayments and other current assets 756 4,442 Property and equipment, net 2,665 1,797 Intangible assets 5,089 13,084 Total assets 374,729 300,244 Accounts payable 4,770 19,331 Income tax payables 13,246 497 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 33,792 49,259 Total liabilities 51,808 69,087 For Year Ended December 31, 2019 2020 2021 RMB RMB RMB Net revenues(1) 626,912 869,580 809,547 Net income(2) 65,279 87,897 47,090 Net cash provided by operating activities(3) 356 14,050 (7,440) Net cash used in investing activities (240) (15,997) (10,246) （1） Included inter-company service revenue generated from other consolidated subsidiaries of RMB 30,258 , RMB 20,590 and RMB 61,333 for the year ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively （2） Included inter-company service fees charged by other consolidated subsidiaries of RMB 503,742 , RMB 558,948 and RMB 599,693 for the year ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively （3） Included inter-company operating cash outflow of RMB 652,675 , RMB 735,580 and RMB 757,749 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The VIE contributed 8.61%, 9.82% and 8.62% of the consolidated net revenues for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, the VIE accounted for 3.58% and 2.44% of the consolidated total assets, and 1.20% and 1.18% of the consolidated total liabilities, respectively. There are no assets of the VIE that are collateral for the obligations of the VIE and can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIE. There are no terms in any arrangements, considering both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests that require the Company or its subsidiaries to provide financial support to the VIE. However, if the VIE ever needs financial support, the Company or its subsidiaries may, at its option and subject to statutory limits and restrictions, provide financial support to its VIE through loans to the shareholders of the VIE or entrustment loans to the VIE. Relevant PRC laws and regulations restrict the VIE from transferring a portion of their net assets, equivalent to the balance of its paid-in capital, additional paid-in capital and statutory reserve, to the Company in the form of loans and advances or cash dividends. |
| Use of estimates | (c) Use of estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, related disclosures of contingent liabilities at the balance sheet date, and the reported revenues and expenses during the reported period in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant accounting estimates are used for inventory write-down, allowance for credit loss, assumptions used in purchase price allocation arising from business combination and impairment of goodwill. |
| Fair value | (d) Fair value Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Group considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. Authoritative literature provides a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement as follows: ● Level 1-inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets. ● Level 2-inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. ● Level 3-inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques. The Group’s short-term financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, receivables, payables, other current assets, amounts due from related parties, other current liabilities, amounts due to related parties and short-term loan. The carrying amounts of these short-term financial instruments approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The carrying amounts of the long-term time deposits and long-term bank borrowings approximate their fair values as the interest rates are comparable to the prevailing interest rates in the market. The fair value of the convertible senior notes is determined based on the bid price provided by the financial institution selling the Company's convertible senior notes. The fair value of convertible senior notes with the carrying amount of RMB1,740,004 is estimated to be approximately RMB1,340,636 as of December 31, 2021. The Group measures equity method investments at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when they are deemed to be impaired. The fair values of these investments are determined based on valuation techniques using the best information available. An impairment charge to these investments is recorded when the carrying amount of an investment exceeds its fair value and this condition is determined to be other-than-temporary. During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, impairment of nil, nil and RMB3,541 was recorded for the equity method investments, respectively. For equity investments over which the Group has no significant influence and that do not have readily determinable fair values, the Group elected to measure them at cost minus impairment, if any, and plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. Certain of such equity investments were measured at fair value due to the recognition of impairment losses. During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, impairment of RMB9,021, RMB10,800 and nil was recorded for the equity securities without readily determinable fair value, respectively. |
| Concentration and risks | (e) Concentration and risks Concentration of customers and suppliers The following customer accounted for 10% or more of net revenue for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021: For Year Ended December 31, 2019 2020 2021 RMB RMB RMB A 879,220 1,275,875 989,904 The following customer accounted for 10% or more of balances of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2020 and 2021: As of December 31, 2020 2021 RMB RMB A 533,687 476,851 The following supplier accounted for 10% or more of purchases for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021: For Year Ended December 31, 2019 2020 2021 RMB RMB RMB B 1,775,444 1,813,669 1,487,017 Concentration of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to significant concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, short-term investments, amounts due from related parties and long-term time deposits. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, all of the Group’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments and long-term time deposits were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan which management believes are of high credit quality. Accounts receivable and amounts due from related parties are typically unsecured and are derived from revenues earned from customers in the PRC. The risk with respect to accounts receivable is mitigated by credit evaluations the Group performs on its customers and its ongoing monitoring process of outstanding balances. Foreign Currency Risk Renminbi (“RMB”) is not a freely convertible currency. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies. The value of RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. The Group had aggregated amounts of RMB2,897,766 and RMB2,990,756 of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments denominated in RMB as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. |
| Foreign currency translation | (f) Foreign currency translation The Group’s reporting currency is RMB. The functional currency of the Company is the United States dollar (“US$”). The functional currency of the Group’s entities incorporated in Hong Kong is Hong Kong dollars (“HK$”). The functional currency of the Group’s subsidiaries in PRC is RMB. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the applicable functional currencies are translated into the functional currencies at the prevailing rates of exchange at the balance sheet date. Nonmonetary assets and liabilities are remeasured into the applicable functional currencies at historical exchange rates. Transactions in currencies other than the applicable functional currencies during the year are converted into the functional currencies at the applicable rates of exchange prevailing at the transaction dates. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. Assets and liabilities are translated from each entity’s functional currency to the reporting currency at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Equity amounts are translated at historical exchange rates, and revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average rate for the year. Translation adjustments are reported as foreign currency translation adjustment and are shown as a separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and consolidated statements of comprehensive income. |
| Convenience translation | (g) Convenience translation The Group's business is primarily conducted in PRC and almost all of its revenues are denominated in RMB. However, periodic reports made to shareholders will include current period amounts translated into USD using the then current exchange rates, for the convenience of the readers. Translations of balances in the consolidated balance sheets, and consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows from RMB into USD as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 are solely for the convenience of the readers outside PRC and were calculated at the rate of US$1.00=RMB6.3726 representing the noon buying rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board on December 30, 2021. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized or settled into USD at that rate on December 30, 2021, or at any other rate. |
| Cash and cash equivalents | (h) Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, demand deposits and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of less than three months. |
| Restricted cash | (i) Restricted cash Restricted cash consist primarily of (i) minimum cash deposits or cash collateral deposits required to be maintained with certain banks under the Group’s borrowing arrangements or in relation to bank guarantees issued on behalf of the Group (ii) deposit required by its business partners and (iii) security for issuance of commercial acceptance notes mainly relating to purchase of inventories. In the event that the obligation to maintain such deposits is expected to be terminated within the next twelve months, these deposits are classified as current assets. Otherwise, they are classified as non-current assets. All restricted cash is held by major financial institutions in segregated accounts. |
| Short-term investments | (j) Short-term investments Short-term investments primarily comprise of time deposits with maturities between three months and one year. |
| Accounts receivable, net | (k) Accounts receivable, net Accounts receivable represents amounts due from customers and are recorded net of allowance for credit losses. On January 1, 2020, the Group adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" ("ASU 2016-13"), using the modified retrospective transition method. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with a forward-looking current expected credit loss ("CECL") methodology, which results in more timely recognition of credit losses. The Group has developed a CECL model based on historical experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances, credit quality of its customers, current economic conditions, forecasts of future economic conditions, and other factors that may affect its ability to collect from customers. The cumulative effect from the adoption as of January 1, 2020 was immaterial to the consolidated financial statements. |
| Inventories | (l) Inventories Inventories consisting of products available for sale, are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost of inventories is determined using the weighted average cost method. Valuation of inventories is based on currently available information about expected recoverable value. The estimate is dependent upon factors such as historical trends of similar merchandise, inventory aging, historical and forecasted consumer demand and promotional environment. |
| Investments | (m) Investments The Group uses the equity method to account for an equity investment over which it has significant influence but does not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control. The Group records equity method adjustments in share of earnings and losses. Equity method adjustments include the Group’s proportionate share of investee income or loss, adjustments to recognize certain differences between the Group’s carrying value and its equity in net assets of the investee at the date of investment, impairments, and other adjustments required by the equity method. Dividends received are recorded as a reduction of carrying amount of the investment. Cumulative distributions that do not exceed the Group’s cumulative equity in earnings of the investee are considered as a return on investment and classified as cash inflows from operating activities. Cumulative distributions in excess of the Group’s cumulative equity in the investee’s earnings are considered as a return of investment and classified as cash inflows from investing activities. Equity investments with readily determinable fair value and over which the Group does not have significant influence are initially and subsequently recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in earnings. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values and over which the Group does not have significant influence are measured and recorded using a measurement alternative that measures the securities at cost minus impairment, if any, and plus or minus changes resulting from qualifying observable price changes. |
| Property and equipment, net | (n) Property and equipment, net Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Property and equipment are depreciated at rates sufficient to write off their costs less impairment and residual value, if any, over the estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. The estimated useful lives and residual rates are as follows: Classification Useful years Residual rate Electronic devices 3 years 0% - 5% Vehicle 5 years 5% Furniture and office equipment 5 years 5% Machinery 10 years 5% Buildings 44 years 5% Leasehold improvement Over the shorter of the expected life of leasehold improvements or the lease term 0% Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expenses as incurred, whereas the cost of renewals and betterment that extends the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized as additions to the related assets. Gains and losses from the disposal of property and equipment are included the consolidated statements of operations. |
| Intangible assets, net | (o) Intangible assets, net Intangible assets and the related useful lives are as follows: Item Useful years Internally developed software 3 years Trademark 10 years Supplier relationship 10 years Customer relationship From 2 years to 10 years Brand 5 years Franchising 8 years Technology From 3 years to 5 years Intangible assets are recorded at the cost to acquire these assets less accumulated amortization. Amortization of intangible assets is computed using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. For internally developed software, the Group expenses all internal-use software costs incurred in the preliminary project stage and capitalized direct costs associated with the development of internal-use software. The internally developed software consisted mainly of order management, customer management and retailing solution systems. Trademark, supplier relationship, customer relationship, brand, franchising and technology are acquired from the Group’s business combinations. |
| Goodwill | (p) Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the acquired entity as a result of the Company’s acquisition of interests in a subsidiary. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be impaired. Prior to January 1, 2020, the Group performed a two-step test to determine the amount, if any, of goodwill impairment. In Step 1, the Group compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Group performs Step 2 and compares the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill for that reporting unit. An impairment charge equal to the amount by which the carrying amount of goodwill for the reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill is recorded, limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Starting from January 1, 2020, the Group adopted ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): simplifying the test for goodwill impairment”, which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment by eliminating Step two from the goodwill impairment test. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, versus determining an implied fair value in Step two to measure the impairment loss. No impairment was recognized for each of the three years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021. |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | (q) Impairment of long-lived assets The Group evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets with determinable useful lives whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Group measures the carrying amount of long-lived asset against the estimated undiscounted future cash flows associated with it. Impairment exists when the sum of the expected future net cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset being evaluated. Impairment loss is calculated as the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. Fair value is estimated based on various valuation techniques and assumptions including future cash flows over the life of the asset being evaluated and discount rate. These assumptions require significant judgment and may differ from actual results. No impairment was recognized for any of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021. |
| Revenue | (r) Revenue The Group provides brand e-commerce solutions to its brand partners. And its revenues are derived principally from product sales and provision of services. Product Sales The Group generates product sales revenues primarily through selling products purchased from brand partners and/or their authorized distributors to customers under the distribution model. Under this model, the Group identifies one performance obligation which is to sell goods directly to the customers through online stores it operates. Revenue under the distribution model is recognized on a gross basis and presented as product sales on the consolidated statements of operations, because (i) the Group rather than the brand partner, is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified good; (ii) the Group bears the physical and general inventory risk once the products are delivered to its warehouse; (iii) the Group has discretion in establishing price. Product sales, net of discounts, return allowances, value added tax and related surcharges are recognized when customers accept the products upon delivery. Revenues are measured as the amount of consideration the Group expects to receive in exchange for transferring products to customers. Return allowances, which reduce revenue, are estimated utilizing the most likely amount method based on historical data the Group has maintained and its analysis of returns by categories of products. The majority of the Group’s customers make online payments through third-party payment platforms when they place orders on websites of the Group’s online stores. The funds will not be released to the Group by these third-party payment platforms until the customers accept the delivery of the products at which point the Group recognizes sales of products. A portion of the Group’s customers pay upon the receipt of products. The Group’s delivery service providers collect the payments from its customers for the Group. The Group records a receivable on the balance sheet with respect to cash held by third-party couriers. Services The Group acts as a service provider, under the consignment or service fee model, to facilitate its brand partners’ online sales of their branded products with the performance obligations to provide a variety of e-commerce services, which may include any combination of IT solutions, online store operation, digital marketing, customer service and warehousing and fulfillment services. Each type of the services provided is considered as one performance obligation as they are distinct from other services. Most of the Group’s service contracts include multiple performance obligations. The Group charges its brand partners a combination of fixed fees and/or variable fees based on the value of merchandise sold, number of orders fulfilled or other variable factors. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation using the relative stand-alone selling price. The Group generally determines the stand-alone selling price based on the prices charged to comparable customers or expected cost plus margin. Revenue generated from IT solutions such as one-time online store design and setup services is recognized when the services are rendered while revenue generated from other types of services are recognized over the service term. The Group applies the practical expedient to recognize revenue from the services, except for one-time online store design and setup services, in the amount which the Group has a right to invoice on a monthly basis with a credit period of one month to four months. The Group acts as the principal in its service provision but not in product sales of its brand partners, and therefore, only recognizes service fees as revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. All the costs that the Group incurs in the provision of services are classified as operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. Contract balances Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Accounts receivable represents amounts invoiced and revenue recognized prior to invoicing when the Group has satisfied its performance obligation and has the unconditional right to payment. The Group sometimes receives advance payments from consumers before the service is rendered, which is recorded as advance from customers included in the accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Practical Expedients and Exemptions The Group elects not to disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less (ii) contracts for which the Group recognizes revenue at the amount it has the right to invoice for services performed and (iii) contracts with variable consideration related to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations. |
| Cost of products | (s) Cost of products Cost of product consists of the purchase price of products and inbound shipping charges, as well as inventory write-downs. Shipping charges to receive products from the suppliers are included in the inventories, and recognized as cost of products upon sale of the products to the customers. Cost of products does not include other direct costs related to product sales such as shipping and handling expense, payroll and benefits of logistic staff, logistic centers rental expenses and depreciation expenses, etc. Therefore, the Group’s cost of products may not be comparable to other companies which include such expenses in their cost of products. |
| Rebates | (t) Rebates Rebates are provided by brand partners under the distribution model and determined based on the product purchase volume on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. The Group accounts for the volume rebates as a reduction to the price it pays for the products subject to the rebate determination. Volume rebates are estimated based on the Group’s past experience and current forecasts and recognized as the Group makes progress towards the purchase threshold. Rebates are also provided as negotiated between the Group and its brand partners, which is recorded as reductions of cost of products in the consolidated statements of operations when the amounts are agreed by both parties. |
| Fulfillment | (u) Fulfillment Fulfillment costs represent shipping and handling expenses, payment processing and related transaction costs, packaging material costs and costs incurred in outbound shipping, and operating and staffing the Group’s fulfillment and customer service center, including costs attributable to buying, receiving, inspecting and warehousing inventories and picking, packaging and preparing customer orders for shipment. |
| Sales and marketing | (v) Sales and marketing Sales and marketing expenses consist of payroll, bonus and benefits of sales and marketing staff, advertising costs, agency fees and costs for promotional materials. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising and promotion costs are primarily related to the provision of marketing and promotion services to brand clients and consist of fees the Group pays to third party venders for advertising and promotion on various online and offline channels. Such costs were included as sales and marketing in the consolidated statements of operations and totaled RMB869,977, RMB1,142,347 and RMB 1,359,991 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. |
| Technology and content | (w) Technology and content Technology and content expenses consist primarily of technology infrastructure expenses, payroll and related expenses for employees in technology and system department, editorial content costs, as well as costs associated with computers, storage and telecommunication infrastructure for internal use. |
| General and administrative | (x) General and administrative General and administrative expenses consist of payroll related expenses for corporate employees, professional service fees and other corporate overhead costs. |
| Other operating income (expense), net | (y) Other operating income (expense), net Other operating income mainly consists of government subsidies. Government subsidies consist of cash subsidies received by the Company’s subsidiaries in the PRC from local governments. Subsidies received as incentives for conducting business in certain local districts with no performance obligation or other restriction as to the use are recognized when cash is received. Cash subsidies of RMB25,761, RMB40,089 and RMB 41,256 were included in other operating income (expenses), net for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. Subsidies received with performance obligations are recognized when all the obligations have been fulfilled. Other operating expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 mainly consists of an operating loss of RMB45,469 relating to an accidental fire that occurred at a third-party warehouse in Shanghai on October 29, 2019. |
| Share-based compensation | (z) Share-based compensation The Company grants share options and restricted share units to eligible employees, management and directors and accounts for these share-based awards in accordance with ASC 718 Compensation-Stock Compensation. Employees’ share-based awards are measured at the grant date fair value of the awards and recognized as expenses (a) immediately at grant date if no vesting conditions are required; or (b) over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures. All transactions in which goods or services are received in exchange for equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. In determining the fair value of the restricted share units granted, the closing market price of the underlying shares on the grant date is applied. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised in the subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. For modification of share-based awards, the Company records the incremental fair value of the modified award as share-based compensation on the date of modification for vested awards or over the remaining vesting period for unvested awards with any remaining unrecognized compensation expenses of the original awards. The incremental compensation is the excess of the fair value of the modified award on the date of modification over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification. |
| Income tax | (aa) Income tax Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. The Group accounts for current income taxes on the basis of net income for financial reporting purposes, adjusted for income and expense items which are not assessable or deductible for income tax purposes, in accordance with the regulations of the relevant tax jurisdictions. The Group accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts and tax bases of existing assets and liabilities by applying enacted statutory tax rates that will be in effect in the period in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations in the period of change. The impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return is recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant tax authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Interest and penalties on income taxes will be classified as a component of the provisions for income taxes. |
| Operating leases as lessee | (ab) Operating leases as lessee Under the lease accounting standard, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at lease inception. For operating leases, the Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term on the consolidated balance sheets at commencement date. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. Lease expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company elected the practical expedient not to separate lease and non-lease components of contracts and the short-term lease exemption for all contracts with lease terms of 12 months or less. The land use right acquired in 2017 represents lease prepayments to the local government authorities which is separately presented in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company determines its land use right agreement contains an operating lease Land use right is carried at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses. Amortization has been provided on a straight-line basis over 44 years, the life of the land use right. The amortization expenses of the land use right were RMB1,026 for each of the three years ended December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the land use right has a remaining useful life of 40 years. |
| Comprehensive income | (ac) Comprehensive income Comprehensive income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. For the periods presented, the Group’s comprehensive income includes net income and foreign currency translation adjustments and is presented in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. |
| Earnings per share | (ad) Earnings per share Basic earnings per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income attributable to ordinary shareholders by weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per ordinary share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue ordinary shares were exercised or converted into ordinary shares, which consist of the ordinary shares issuable upon the conversion of the convertible senior notes (using the if-converted method) and ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and vest of restricted share units (using the treasury stock method). The loaned shares under the ADS lending agreement are excluded from both the basic and diluted earnings per share calculation unless default of the ADS lending arrangement occurs, which the Group considers improbable. |
| Redeemable non-controlling interests | (ae) Redeemable non-controlling interests Redeemable non-controlling interests (“RNCI”) represents interests of certain third parties that are not mandatorily redeemable but redeemable for cash at a fixed or determinable price or a fixed or determinable date, at the option of the holder or upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the Company. These interests are classified in the “redeemable non-controlling interest” section of the consolidated balance sheet, outside of shareholders’ equity. RNCI are initially recorded at the acquisition date fair value and subsequently are recorded at the higher of (1) the cumulative amount that would result from applying the measurement guidance in ASC 810-10 (i.e., initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the noncontrolling interest’s share of net income or loss, OCI or other comprehensive loss, and dividends) or (2) the redemption price. Changes in the RNCI amount are recognized immediately as they occur. |
| Treasury Stock | (ag)Treasury Stock Treasury shares represent ordinary shares repurchased by the Company that are no longer outstanding and are held by the Company. The repurchase of ordinary shares is accounted for under the cost method whereby the entire cost of the acquired stock is recorded as treasury stock. When the treasury stock is retired, an excess of repurchase price over par is allocated between additional paid-in capital and retained earnings. |
| Recently issued accounting pronouncements | (ah) Recently issued accounting pronouncements In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06 " Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) ". The amendments reduce the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. For convertible instruments with conversion features that are not required to be accounted for as derivatives under Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or that do not result in substantial premiums accounted for as paid-in capital, the embedded conversion features no longer are separated from the host contract. The amendments remove certain conditions that should be considered in the derivatives scope exception evaluation under Subtopic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity's Own Equity, and clarify the scope and certain requirements under Subtopic 815-40. The amendments also improve the guidance related to the disclosures and earnings-per-share (EPS) for convertible instruments and contract in entity's own equity. For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new standard to have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832)—Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance. The amendments in this ASU require disclosures about transactions with a government that have been accounted for by analogizing to a grant or contribution accounting model to increase transparency about (1) the types of transactions, (2) the accounting for the transactions, and (3) the effect of the transactions on an entity’s financial statements. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities within their scope for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Early application of the amendments is permitted. The Company does not expect this ASU would have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. |
