Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Changes in Accrued Restructuring Charges

changes in the accrued restructuring charges for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are as follows:


	Yen in millions
	Employee termination benefits			Non-cash write-downs and disposals, net*			Other associated costs			Total
Balance at March 31, 2009		53,813			—			11,461			65,274
Restructuring costs		65,133			31,928			19,411			116,472
Non-cash charges		—			(31,928	)		—			(31,928	)
Cash payments		(88,803	)		—			(21,754	)		(110,557	)
Adjustments		(2,925	)		—			(156	)		(3,081	)

Balance at March 31, 2010		27,218			—			8,962			36,180
Restructuring costs		38,264			8,294			15,760			62,318
Non-cash charges		—			(8,294	)		—			(8,294	)
Cash payments		(47,521	)		—			(19,086	)		(66,607	)
Adjustments		(2,376	)		—			(662	)		(3,038	)

Balance at March 31, 2011		15,585			—			4,974			20,559
Sony Ericsson acquisition		8,789			—			2,190			10,979
Restructuring costs		25,453			20,428			6,764			52,645
Non-cash charges		—			(20,428	)		—			(20,428	)
Cash payments		(24,928	)		—			(4,862	)		(29,790	)
Adjustments		98			—			(1,130	)		(1,032	)

Balance at March 31, 2012		24,997			—			7,936			32,933

Significant asset impairments excluded from restructuring charges are described below.

Total Amount of Costs Incurred in Connection with Restructuring Programs by Segment

The total amount of costs incurred in connection with these restructuring programs by segment for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are as follows:


	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2010		2011		2012
Imaging Products & Solutions		17,452		11,527		1,278
Game		219		4,097		519
Mobile Products & Communications*		3,106		2,451		1,859
Home Entertainment & Sound		15,709		18,989		5,007
Devices		30,332		7,839		26,373
Pictures		5,605		2,722		1,273
Music		5,225		2,662		5,710
Financial Services		5,078		5,010		1,822
All Other and Corporate		33,746		7,021		8,804

Total net charges		116,472		62,318		52,645

Sony acquired Ericsson’s shares in Sony Ericsson and it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. Subsequent to the acquisition, Sony Ericsson was renamed Sony Mobile which is included in the MP&C segment. Refer to Note 24.

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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