Restructuring initiatives	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring initiatives
Restructuring initiatives	14. Restructuring initiatives: During the second quarter of the year ended March 31, 2013, Nomura undertook a restructuring initiative focusing on its Wholesale Division to revise business models and increase business efficiencies. This restructuring initiative was completed during the year ended March 31, 2015. As a result of this restructuring initiative, Nomura recognized ¥2,650 million of restructuring costs in the consolidated statements of income during the year ended March 31, 2014, and ¥nil during the year ended March 31, 2015. A cumulative total of ¥18,238 million of restructuring costs was recognized as of March 31, 2015. These restructuring costs were primarily reported within Non-interest expenses—Compensation and benefits in the consolidated statements of income. Outstanding liabilities relating to these restructuring costs, including currency translation adjustments, were ¥3,760 million and ¥2,326 million as of March 31, 2014 and 2015 respectively. During the year ended March 31, 2015, ¥1,704 million of these liabilities were settled.

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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