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Commitments, contingencies and guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments outstanding

The following table presents a summary of the key types of outstanding commitments provided by Nomura as of March 31, 2012 and 2013.


		Millions of yen
		March 31
		2012				2013
Commitments to extend credit		¥	332,009			¥	369,988
Commitments to invest in partnerships			28,825				29,974
Commitments to purchase aircraft			52,411				30,143

Maturities of commitments

As of March 31, 2013, these commitments had the following maturities:


		Millions of yen
		Total contractual amount				Years to maturity
		Total contractual amount				Less than 1 year				1 to 3 years				3 to 5 years				More than 5 years
Commitments to extend credit		¥	369,988			¥	55,459			¥	74,810			¥	126,139			¥	113,580
Commitments to invest in partnerships			29,974				375				17,702				1,503				10,394
Commitments to purchase aircraft			30,143				21,141				9,002				—				—

Information on derivative contracts and standby letters of credit and other guarantees

The following table presents information on Nomura’s derivative contracts that could meet the accounting definition of a guarantee and standby letters of credit and other guarantees.


		Millions of yen
		March 31
		2012								2013
		Carrying value				Maximum potential payout / Notional total				Carrying value				Maximum potential payout / Notional total
Derivative contracts⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		¥	3,997,315			¥	107,572,427			¥	4,510,650			¥	123,980,481
Standby letters of credit and other guarantees⁽³⁾			264				21,674				277				9,084

(1)	Credit derivatives are disclosed in Note 3 “Derivative instruments and hedging activities” and are excluded from derivative contracts.

(2)	Derivative contracts primarily consist of equity, interest rate and foreign exchange contracts.

(3)	Collateral held in connection with standby letters of credit and other guarantees as of March 31, 2012 was ¥6,377 million and as of March 31, 2013 is ¥6,374 million.

Maturity information on derivative contracts and standby letters of credit and other guarantees

The following table presents maturity information on Nomura’s derivative contracts that could meet the accounting definition of a guarantee and standby letters of credit and other guarantees as of March 31, 2013.


		Millions of yen
						Maximum potential payout/Notional
										Years to Maturity
		Carrying value				Total				Less than 1 year				1 to 3 years				3 to 5 years				More than 5 years
Derivative contracts		¥	4,510,650			¥	123,980,481			¥	39,561,164			¥	31,284,453			¥	13,333,026			¥	39,801,838
Standby letters of credit and other guarantees			277				9,084				8				319				668				8,089