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Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Other (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Schedule of 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  

2013

     141,236   

2014

     55,209   

2015

     35,330   

2016

     23,281   

2017

     13,310   

Later years

     7,650   
  

 

 

 

Total

     276,016   
  

 

 

 
Changes in Product Warranty Liability

The changes in product warranty liability 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  

Balance at beginning of the fiscal year

     57,922        50,856        54,940   

Additional liabilities for warranties

     46,686        48,610        60,073   

Settlements (in cash or in kind)

     (45,218     (36,537     (39,954

Changes in estimate for pre-existing warranty reserve

     (7,649     (4,802     (4,397

Translation adjustment

     (885     (3,187     (2,802
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of the fiscal year

     50,856        54,940        67,860