Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum Lease Commitments under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases) (Detail) ¥ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 JPY (¥)
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017	¥ 6,121
2018	4,220
2019	2,562
2020	1,827
2021	1,152
2022 and thereafter	1,506
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Total	¥ 17,388

Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 55
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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