Other Investments (Schedule of Cost, Fair Value, and Gross Unrealized Holding Gains and Losses for Securities) (Details) (JPY ¥) In Millions	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010
Cost	¥ 40,408	¥ 40,502
Fair Value	90,473	99,171
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	51,196	58,721
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	1,131	52
Equity Securities [Member]
Cost	25,525	24,422
Fair Value	34,839	44,186
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	10,403	19,775
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	1,089	11
Other Equity Securities [Member]
Cost	14,883	16,080
Fair Value	55,634	54,985
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	40,793	38,946
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	¥ 42	¥ 41

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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This item represents the gross unrealized losses for securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Such gross unrealized losses are the excess of the carrying value of the Available-for-sale Securities over their fair value as of the reporting date. Such gross unrealized losses are included in other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders' equity, unless the Available-for-sale Security is designated as a hedge or is determined to have had an other than temporary decline in fair value below its amortized cost basis. All or a portion of the unrealized holding loss of an Available-for-sale Security that is designated as being hedged in a fair value hedge shall be recognized in earnings during the period of the hedge, as should other than temporary declines in fair value below costs basis.

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