Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Changes in Accrued Restructuring Charges

The changes in the accrued restructuring charges for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are as follows:


	Yen in millions
	Employee termination benefits			Non-cash write-downs and disposals, net*			Other associated costs			Total
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
Restructuring costs		62,752			5,161			6,473			74,386
Non-cash charges		—			(5,161	)		—			(5,161	)
Cash payments		(58,518	)		—			(9,722	)		(68,240	)
Adjustments		3,498			—			988			4,486

Balance at March 31, 2013		32,729			—			5,675			38,404

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, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are as follows:


	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2011		2012		2013
Imaging Products & Solutions		11,527		1,278		11,179
Game		4,097		519		250
Mobile Products & Communications*		2,451		1,859		5,885
Home Entertainment & Sound		18,989		5,007		11,815
Devices		7,839		26,373		19,096
Pictures		2,722		1,273		1,081
Music		2,662		5,710		2,305
Financial Services		5,010		1,822		—
All Other and Corporate		7,021		8,804		22,775

Total net charges		62,318		52,645		74,386

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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