SUPPLEMENTAL EXPENSE INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

SUPPLEMENTAL EXPENSE INFORMATION

16. SUPPLEMENTAL EXPENSE INFORMATION

Supplemental expense information is as follows:

	Years ended March 31,
	2014		2015		2016
	(Yen in millions)
Research and development expenses	¥	48,830	¥	55,285	¥	58,755
Advertising expenses		7,040		6,988		6,336
Shipping and handling cost included in selling, general and administrative expenses		24,643		24,050		23,454

Gains of ¥12,039 million on sales of property, plant and equipment, net, which was mainly comprised of a gain on sales of assets under “Others” for the segment reporting, was deducted from the selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended March 31, 2016.