SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term loan (Details)

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term loan (Details)	May 19, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2017 CNY (¥)	Jul. 31, 2016 CNY (¥)	May 19, 2016 CNY (¥)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term loan
Borrowed amount			¥ 3,449,650
Commercial Loan Facility (the "Facility") \| ATA BVI
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term loan
Term of commercial loan facility	2 years
Maximum borrowing capacity \| $	$ 4,000,000
Maturity date of each drawdown	12 months
Maximum maturity date of each drawdown prior to the expiration date of the corresponding SBLC	5 days
Borrowed amount				¥ 3,449,650
Commercial Loan Facility (the "Facility") \| ATA BVI \| Restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term loan
Standby Letter of Credit ("SBLC") used to secure the Facility		¥ 0			¥ 30,000,000
Commercial Loan Facility (the "Facility") \| 3-month LIBOR \| ATA BVI
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term loan
Annual interest rate (as a percentage)	2.50%

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of each drawdown, after the first drawdown date, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum maturity term of each drawdown prior to the expiration date of the corresponding Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) unless otherwise extended by the bank in writing, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (d)
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(19)(a))
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-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term loan (Details)