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Commitments, contingencies and guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments, contingencies and guarantees

Commitments outstanding


		Millions of yen
		March 31
		2015				2016
Commitments to extend credit		¥	421,526			¥	782,525
Commitments to invest⁽¹⁾			20,710				136,204

(1)	Commitments to invest as of March 31, 2016 primarily includes Nomura’s commitment to purchase a non-controlling interest in American Century Companies, Inc. Nomura has subsequently completed the purchase on May 19, 2016.

Maturities of commitments


		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		¥	782,525			¥	256,992			¥	125,393			¥	160,874			¥	239,266
Commitments to invest			136,204				117,104				—				—				19,100

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


		Millions of yen
		March 31
		2015								2016
		Carrying value				Maximum potential payout / Notional total				Carrying value				Maximum potential payout / Notional total
Derivative contracts⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		¥	7,961,476			¥	253,243,082			¥	5,710,433			¥	204,781,587
Standby letters of credit and other guarantees⁽³⁾			291				9,494				242				8,422

(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, 2015 and March 31, 2016 was ¥7,041 million and ¥6,115 million, respectively.

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


		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		¥	5,710,433			¥	204,781,587			¥	68,207,766			¥	55,597,489			¥	22,883,824			¥	58,092,508
Standby letters of credit and other guarantees			242				8,422				13				7				—				8,402