Other Investments (Schedule Of Cost, Fair Value, And Gross Unrealized Holding Gains And Losses For Securities) (Detail) (JPY ¥) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	¥ 38,852	¥ 38,431
Fair Value	117,941	92,399
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	79,089	53,978
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses		10
Equity Securities Financial Institutions
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	24,111	23,656
Fair Value	50,224	34,339
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	26,113	10,685
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses		2
Other Equity Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	14,741	14,775
Fair Value	67,717	58,060
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	52,976	43,293
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses		¥ 8

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 gains for securities, at a point in time, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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