CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Parenthetical) - ¥ / shares	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Common Stock Number Of Shares Par Value And Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Dividends per share	¥ 10	¥ 6	¥ 10	¥ 6

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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