Other assets-Other / Other liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Other assets-Other / Other liabilities

Schedule of Other assets-Other and Other liabilities

	Millions of yen
	March 31
	2014		2015
Other assets—Other:
Securities received as collateral	¥	236,808	¥	187,753
Goodwill and other intangible assets		115,143		123,486
Deferred tax assets		22,018		19,718
Investments in equity securities for other than operating purposes(1)		133,742		162,644
Prepaid expenses		8,778		10,741
Other		267,685		318,224
Total	¥	784,174	¥	822,566
Other liabilities:
Obligation to return securities received as collateral	¥	236,808	¥	187,753
Accrued income taxes		31,630		48,632
Other accrued expenses and provisions		396,677		446,920
Other(2)		476,635		533,794
Total	¥	1,141,750	¥	1,217,099

(1) Includes marketable and non-marketable equity securities held for other than trading or operating purposes. These investments were comprised of listed equity securities and unlisted equity securities of ¥114,582 million and ¥19,160 million respectively, as of March 31, 2014, and ¥140,024 million and ¥22,621 million respectively, as of March 31, 2015. These securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized within Revenue—Other in the consolidated statements of income.

(2) Includes liabilities relating to investment contracts underwritten by Nomura’s insurance subsidiary. As of March 31, 2014 and 2015, carrying values were ¥270,950 million and ¥258,310 million, respectively, and estimated fair values were ¥274,991 million and ¥261,039 million, respectively. Fair value was estimated using DCF valuation techniques and using valuation inputs which would be generally classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Schedule of changes in goodwill within Other assets-Other

	Millions of yen
	Year ended March 31, 2014
	Beginning of year							Changes during year					End of year
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated Impairment			Net carrying amount		Impairment(1)			Other(2)		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated Impairment			Net  carrying amount
Wholesale	¥	79,249	¥	(11,031	)	¥	68,218	¥	—		¥	5,916	¥	85,951	¥	(11,817	)	¥	74,134
Other		6,024		—			6,024		(2,840	)		419		6,549		(2,946	)		3,603
Total	¥	85,273	¥	(11,031	)	¥	74,242	¥	(2,840	)	¥	6,335	¥	92,500	¥	(14,763	)	¥	77,737

	Millions of yen
	Year ended March 31, 2015
	Beginning of year							Changes during year					End of year
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated Impairment			Net  carrying amount		Impairment(1)			Other(2)		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated Impairment			Net carrying amount
Wholesale	¥	85,951	¥	(11,817	)	¥	74,134	¥	—		¥	11,578	¥	97,529	¥	(11,817	)	¥	85,712
Other		6,549		(2,946	)		3,603		(3,188	)		63		6,612		(6,134	)		478
Total	¥	92,500	¥	(14,763	)	¥	77,737	¥	(3,188	)	¥	11,641	¥	104,141	¥	(17,951	)	¥	86,190

(1) For the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, Nomura recognized goodwill impairment losses of ¥2,840 million and ¥3,188 million respectively, within Other in Nomura’s segment information. These are due to a decline in the fair value of a reporting unit caused by decreases in expected cash flows arising from changes in the economic environment. These impairment losses were recorded within Non-interest expenses—Other in the consolidated statements of income. The fair values were determined using DCF valuation techniques.

(2) Includes currency translation adjustments.

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets by type

	Millions of yen
	March 31, 2014							March 31, 2015
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Client relationships	¥	64,214	¥	(35,641	)	¥	28,573	¥	71,445	¥	(43,839	)	¥	27,606
Other		690		(237	)		453		473		(294	)		179
Total	¥	64,904	¥	(35,878	)	¥	29,026	¥	71,918	¥	(44,133	)	¥	27,785

Estimated amortization expenses for next five years

	Millions of yen
Year ending March 31	Estimated amortization expense
2016	¥	5,893
2017		5,315
2018		5,315
2019		3,920
2020		2,616