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SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                                                 
 
Yen in millions
 
 
Balance
at beginning
of period
 
  
Beginning
adjustment
(Note 3)
 
  
Additions
charged to
costs and
expenses
 
  
Deductions
(Note 1)
 
  
Other
(Note 2)
 
  
Balance
at end
of period
 
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2018:
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns
   
53,150
      
—
     
45,515
      
(51,302
 )    
1,300
      
48,663
  
                                                 
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2019:
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    
48,663
      
(25,114
 )    
7,112
      
(5,532
 )    
311
      
25,440
  
                                                 
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2020:
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
25,440
      
—
     
9,006
      
(6,908
 )    
(1,665
 )    
25,873
  
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes:
1. Reversal including amounts written off.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Translation adjustments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Sony adopted ASU 2014-09 from April 1, 2018, and as a result, sales returns are presented as a liability instead of as a contra-asset allowance. Accordingly, Sony changed the presentation from “Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns” to “Allowance for doubtful accounts” for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 and 2020.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
 
Yen in millions
 
 
Balance
at beginning
of period
 
  
Additions
 
  
Deductions
 
  
Other
(Note 1)
 
  
Balance
at end
of period
 
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2018:
   
     
     
     
     
 
Valuation allowance — Deferred tax assets
   
1,051,964
      
70,797
      
(123,597
 )    
(99,329
 )    
899,835
  
                                         
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2019:
   
     
     
     
     
 
Valuation allowance — Deferred tax assets
   
899,835
      
116,938
      
(309,226
 )    
15,567
      
723,114
  
                                         
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2020:
   
     
     
     
     
 
Valuation allowance — Deferred tax assets
   
723,114
      
53,245
      
(161,547
 )    
(6,569
 )    
608,243
  
                                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note:
1. Translation adjustments and the effect of change in statutory tax rate.