Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Receivables from contracts with customers [abstract]

Summary of Receivables from contracts with customers, contract assets and contract liabilities

Receivables from contracts with customers, contract assets and contract liabilities are comprised of the following:

	Yen in millions
	April 1		March 31
	2020		2021		2022
Receivables from contracts with customers*1		1,127,622		1,177,027		1,382,377
Contract assets*2		13,985		12,204		16,785
Contract liabilities*3		271,286		294,911		366,227

*1 Receivables from contracts with customers are included in the consolidated statements of financial position as “Trade and other receivables, and contract assets” and “Other financial assets,” non-current.

*2 Contract assets are included in the consolidated statements of financial position as “Trade and other receivables, and contract assets” and “Other non-current assets.”

*3 Contract liabilities are included in the consolidated statements of financial position as “Other current liabilities” and “Other non-current liabilities.”

Summary of the amount of cumulative revenue

	Yen in millions
	March 31
	2021		2022
Pictures — Motion Pictures and Television Productions*1		644,569		705,974
Pictures — Media Networks		20,346		17,568
Music*2		57,904		127,530
Others		47,211		57,948

*1 For Motion Pictures and Television Productions in the Pictures segment, Sony has included all contracts regardless of duration.

*2 The amount included in the Music segment primarily consists of minimum royalty guarantees or fixed fees in contracts related to license revenue for ongoing access to an evolving library of content.

Summary of Contract Costs

Contract costs are comprised as follows:

	Yen in millions
	April 1		March 31
	2020		2021		2022
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract		7,464		8,348		7,336