Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2011

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses

(¥ in millions)
For the years ended March 31:	2011			2010			2009
Allowance for doubtful notes and accounts receivable:
Balance at beginning of year	¥	2,821		¥	2,512		¥	1,983
Provision		300			636			1,041
Charge-offs		(77	)		(46	)		(32	)
Other		(238	)		(281	)		(480	)
Balance at end of year	¥	2,806		¥	2,821		¥	2,512
Allowance for doubtful non-current receivables:
Balance at beginning of year	¥	770		¥	859		¥	981
Provision		259			59			50
Charge-offs		(93	)		(74	)		(1	)
Other		(4	)		(74	)		(171	)
Balance at end of year	¥	932		¥	770		¥	859
Allowance for credit losses on finance receivables:
Balance at beginning of year	¥	1,706		¥	1,586		¥	1,380
Provision		2,304			855			914
Charge-offs		(780	)		(327	)		(308	)
Other		(129	)		(408	)		(400	)
Balance at end of year	¥	3,101		¥	1,706		¥	1,586

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Financing Receivables

(¥ in millions)
Allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses For the year ended March 31, 2011:	Retail  finance receivable			Finance  lease receivable			Long-term trade  accounts receivable		Total
Balance at beginning of year	¥	512		¥	1,194		¥	402	¥	2,108
Provision		727			1,577			614		2,918
Charge-offs		(567	)		(213	)		—		(780	)
Other		(69	)		(60	)		—		(129	)
Balance at end of year	¥	603		¥	2,498		¥	1,016	¥	4,117
Individually evaluated for impairment		299			—			19		318
Collectively evaluated for impairment		304			2,498			997		3,799
Recorded Investment at March 31, 2011:
Balance at end of year	¥	193,985		¥	109,382		¥	51,987	¥	355,354
Individually evaluated for impairment		299			—			39		338
Collectively evaluated for impairment		193,686			109,382			51,948		355,016