Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Other (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2011

Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Other (Tables) [Abstract]

Aggregate amounts of year-by-year payment of purchase commitments

The schedule of the aggregate amounts of year-by-year payment of purchase commitments during the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

Fiscal year ending March 31	Yen in millions
2012		207,982
2013		46,707
2014		35,094
2015		25,073
2016		20,338
Later years		14,821
Total		350,015

Changes in product warranty liability

The changes in product warranty liability for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 are as follows:

	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2009			2010			2011
Balance at beginning of the fiscal year		59,748			57,922			50,856
Additional liabilities for warranties		60,845			46,686			48,610
Settlements (in cash or in kind)		(54,498	)		(45,218	)		(36,537	)
Changes in estimate for pre-existing warranty reserve		(2,042	)		(7,649	)		(4,802	)
Translation adjustment		(6,131	)		(885	)		(3,187	)
Balance at end of the fiscal year		57,922			50,856			54,940