Unsecured senior notes (Tables) - Unsecured senior notes

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Unsecured senior notes

Summary of the unsecured senior notes

The following table provides a summary of the Company's unsecured senior notes as of March 31, 2016:

	Amounts		Effective interest rate
	(in millions of RMB)
US$300 million floating rate notes due 2017		1,940		1.22	%
US$1,000 million 1.625% notes due 2017		6,462		1.73	%
US$2,250 million 2.500% notes due 2019		14,506		2.64	%
US$1,500 million 3.125% notes due 2021		9,662		3.24	%
US$2,250 million 3.600% notes due 2024		14,524		3.66	%
US$700 million 4.500% notes due 2034		4,502		4.59	%
Carrying value		51,596
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		130
Total principal amounts of unsecured senior notes		51,726

Schedule of future principal payments due

As of March 31, 2016, the future principal payments for the Company's unsecured senior notes will be due according to the following schedule:

	Principal amounts
	(in millions of RMB)
Within 1 year		—
Between 1 to 2 years		8,405
Between 2 to 3 years		—
Between 3 to 4 years		14,548
Between 4 to 5 years		—
Thereafter		28,773
		51,726