Unsecured senior notes (Tables) - Unsecured senior notes

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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, 2017:

	Amounts			Effective interest rate
	(in millions of RMB)
US$300 million floating rate notes due 2017		2,066			1.69	%
US$1,000 million 1.625% notes due 2017		6,883			1.77	%
US$2,250 million 2.500% notes due 2019		15,434			2.67	%
US$1,500 million 3.125% notes due 2021		10,268			3.26	%
US$2,250 million 3.600% notes due 2024		15,414			3.68	%
US$700 million 4.500% notes due 2034		4,760			4.60	%
Carrying value		54,825
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		298
Total principal amounts of unsecured senior notes		55,123
Less: current portion of principal amounts of unsecured senior notes		(8,957	)
Non-current portion of principal amounts of unsecured senior notes		46,166

Schedule of future principal payments due

As of March 31, 2017, 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		8,957
Between 1 to 2 years		—
Between 2 to 3 years		15,503
Between 3 to 4 years		—
Between 4 to 5 years		10,336
Thereafter		20,327
		55,123