Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2011

Variable Interest Entities (Tables) [Abstract]

Assets and liabilities of variable interest entities included in consolidated balance sheets

At March 31, 2011, the assets and liabilities of the VIE that were included in Sony’s consolidated balance sheets were as follows:


	Yen in millions

Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		4,862
Account receivables, net		227
Other current assets		20,603
Property, plant and equipment, net		863
Intangibles, net		57,895
Goodwill		12,689
Other noncurrent assets		7,574

Total assets		104,713

Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		32,034
Other current liabilities		2,619
Other noncurrent liabilities		1,893

Total liabilities		36,546

- Definition

Disclosure of variable interest entities (VIE), including, but not limited to the nature, purpose, size, and activities of the VIE, the carrying amount and classification of consolidated assets that are collateral for the VIE's obligations, lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of a consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary. An enterprise that holds a significant variable interest in a VIE but is not the primary beneficiary may disclose the nature of its involvement with the VIE and when that involvement began, the nature, purpose, size, and activities of the VIE and the enterprise's maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the VIE.

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