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Commitments, contingencies and guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Commitments, contingencies and guarantees

Commitments outstanding


		Millions of yen
		March 31
		2016				2017
Commitments to extend credit		¥	782,525			¥	1,010,257
Commitments to invest⁽¹⁾			136,204				15,194

(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		¥	1,010,257			¥	388,275			¥	123,303			¥	157,510			¥	341,169
Commitments to invest			15,194				465				—				383				14,346

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


		Millions of yen
		March 31
		2016								2017
		Carrying value				Maximum potential payout / Notional total				Carrying value				Maximum potential payout / Notional total
Derivative contracts⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		¥	5,710,433			¥	204,781,587			¥	4,501,962			¥	209,982,338
Standby letters of credit and other guarantees⁽³⁾			242				8,422				900				8,604

(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, 2016 and March 31, 2017 was ¥6,115 million and ¥5,656 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		¥	4,501,962			¥	209,982,338			¥	68,194,141			¥	55,660,060			¥	25,428,588			¥	60,699,549
Standby letters of credit and other guarantees			900				8,604				15				3				688				7,898