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Overview of Accounting Principles Utilized
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Overview of Accounting Principles Utilized
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Overview of Accounting Principles Utilized
In preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements, ORIX Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries have complied with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).
These statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) that we considered necessary to present a fair statement of our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The results reported in these consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our March 31, 2024 consolidated financial statements on Form
20-F.
Since the Company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in September 1998, the Company has filed the annual report (Form
20-F)
including the consolidated financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Significant differences between U.S. GAAP and generally accepted accounting principles in Japan (“Japanese GAAP”) are as follows:
(a) Initial direct costs and loan origination fees and related direct loan origination costs
Under U.S. GAAP, initial direct costs of sales-type leases and direct financing leases are mainly being deferred and amortized as a yield adjustment over the life of the related lease using the interest method. Initial direct costs of operating leases are being deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the related lease. Loan origination fees and related direct loan origination costs are mainly being deferred and amortized over the term of the related loans using the interest method.
Under Japanese GAAP, those initial direct costs are recognized as expenses when they are incurred.
(b) Allowance for credit losses
Under U.S. GAAP, the allowance for credit losses to financial assets not individually evaluated is accounted for estimating credit losses expected to occur in the future over the remaining life. And for the credit losses over the remaining life resulting from
off-balance
sheet credit exposures, the allowance is recognized.
Under Japanese GAAP, the allowance for loan losses to financial receivables, etc. not individually evaluated is accounted for based on the prior
charge-off
experience to the outstanding balance of financial receivables at the reporting date.
(c) Operating leases
Under U.S. GAAP, revenues from operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract terms. Operating lease assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives mainly on a straight-line basis.
Japanese GAAP allows for operating lease assets to be depreciated using mainly either a declining-balance basis or a straight-line basis.
(d) Accounting for life insurance operations
Under U.S. GAAP, certain costs related directly to the successful acquisition of new (or renewal of) insurance contracts are deferred and amortized over the expected period of the policies on a constant-level basis.
Under Japanese GAAP, such costs are recorded as expenses currently in earnings in each accounting period.
In addition, under U.S. GAAP, policy liabilities for future policy benefits are measured using the net level premium method based on actuarial estimates of the amount of future policyholder benefits. The discount rate is calculated by applying the discount rate as of the valuation date, and assumptions are reviewed at least annually except for the expense assumptions. Changes in the liabilities for future policy benefits resulting from changes of cash flow assumptions are recognized in earnings. Changes in the liabilities for future policy benefits resulting from changes of discount rate assumptions are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income tax.
Under Japanese GAAP, these are calculated by the methodology which relevant authorities accept.
 
(e) Accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets in business combinations
Under U.S. GAAP, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but assessed for impairment at least annually. Additionally, if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired, the Company and its subsidiaries test for impairment when such events or changes occur.
Under Japanese GAAP, goodwill is amortized over an appropriate period up to 20 years.
(f) Accounting for pension plans
Under U.S. GAAP, the net actuarial gain (loss) is amortized using the corridor approach.
Under Japanese GAAP, the net actuarial gain (loss) is fully amortized over a certain term within the average remaining service period of employees.
(g) Partial sale of the parent’s ownership interest in subsidiaries
Under U.S. GAAP, in a transaction that results in the loss of control, the gain or loss recognized in income includes the realized gain or loss related to the portion of ownership interest sold and the gain or loss on the remeasurement to fair value of the interest retained.
Under Japanese GAAP, in a transaction that results in the loss of control, only the realized gain or loss related to the portion of ownership interest sold is recognized in income and the gain or loss on the remeasurement to fair value of the interest retained is not recognized.
(h) Consolidated statements of cash flows
Classification in the statements of cash flows under U.S. GAAP differs from that under Japanese GAAP. As significant differences, purchase of lease equipment, proceeds from sales of operating lease assets, installment loans and principal collected on installment loans (excluding issues and collections of loans held for sale) are included in “Cash Flows from Investing Activities” under U.S. GAAP while they are classified as “Cash Flows from Operating Activities” under Japanese GAAP.
Under U.S. GAAP, in addition, restricted cash is required to be added to the balance of cash and cash equivalents.
(i) Transfer of financial assets
Under U.S. GAAP, an entity is required to perform analysis to determine whether or not to consolidate trusts or special purpose companies, collectively called special purpose entities (“SPEs”) for securitization under the VIE’s consolidation rules. If it is determined from the analysis that the enterprise transferred financial assets in a securitization transaction to SPEs that need to be consolidated, the transaction is not accounted for as a sale.
In addition, if the transferor transfers a portion of financial assets, the transaction is not accounted for as a sale but accounted for as a secured borrowing unless each interest held by the transferor and transferee meets the definition of a participating interest and the transfer of a portion of financial assets meets criteria for derecognition of transferred financial assets.
Under Japanese GAAP, SPEs that meet certain conditions may be considered not to be a subsidiary of the transferor. Therefore, if an enterprise transfers financial assets to these types of SPEs in a securitization transaction, the transferee SPEs are not required to be consolidated, and the enterprise accounts for the transaction as a sale and recognizes a gain or loss on the sale into earnings when control over the transferred assets is surrendered.
In addition, if the transferor transfers a portion of financial assets, the enterprise accounts for the transaction as a sale and recognizes a gain or loss on the sale into earnings when the transfer of a portion of financial assets meets criteria for derecognition of transferred financial assets.
(j) Investment in securities
Under U.S. GAAP, unrealized gains and losses from all equity securities are generally recognized in income. In addition, credit losses on
available-for-sale
debt securities are recognized in earnings through an allowance, and unrealized gains and losses on
available-for-sale
debt securities related to other factors than credit losses are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes.
Under Japanese GAAP, such unrealized gains and losses from securities other than trading or
held-to-maturity
are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes.
 
(k) Fair value option
Under U.S. GAAP, an entity is permitted to carry certain eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value and to recognize changes in that item’s fair value in earnings through the election of the fair value option. The portion of the total change in the fair value of the financial liability that results from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk is to be recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes.
Under Japanese GAAP, there is no accounting standard for fair value option.
(l) Lessee’s lease
Under U.S. GAAP,
right-of-use
(hereinafter, “ROU”) assets and lease liabilities from the lessee’s lease transaction are generally recognized on the balance sheet.
Under Japanese GAAP, operating leases from the lessee’s lease transaction are
off-balance
sheet.