Supplemental Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

20. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Supplemental information related to the consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows:


(¥ in millions)
For the years ended March 31:	2012		2011		2010
Cash paid during the year:
Interest	¥	4,732	¥	6,914	¥	9,614
Income taxes		20,515		44,207		15,336
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Obtaining assets by entering into capital leases		471		201		2,740

During the year ended March 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company purchased noncontrolling interests reported in the Farm & Industrial Machinery segment. The Company retains the controlling interests before and after the transaction, the cash flow of which is classified in financing activities as Purchases of noncontrolling interests.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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