Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Schedule of Goodwill

	Yen (millions)
	Digital AVC Networks			Home Appliances			PEW and PanaHome			Components and Devices			SANYO		Other		Total
Balance at March 31, 2009:
Goodwill		316,314			18,501			73,879			66,427			—		13,020		488,141
Accumulated impairment losses		(77,349	)		—			—			—			—		—		(77,349	)
		238,965			18,501			73,879			66,427			—		13,020		410,792
Goodwill acquired during the year		—			—			—			—			514,419		—		514,419
Goodwill impaired during the year		—			(3,745	)		—			—			—		—		(3,745	)
Translation adjustments		—			—			2,070			—			—		—		2,070
Other		—			—			—			(535	)		—		—		(535	)
Balance at March 31, 2010:
Goodwill		316,314			18,501			75,949			65,892			514,419		13,020		1,004,095
Accumulated impairment losses		(77,349	)		(3,745	)		—			—			—		—		(81,094	)
		238,965			14,756			75,949			65,892			514,419		13,020		923,001
Goodwill acquired during the year		—			—			1,087			—			3,561		—		4,648
Translation adjustments		—			—			(2,897	)		—			—		—		(2,897	)
Balance at March 31, 2011:
Goodwill		316,314			18,501			74,139			65,892			517,980		13,020		1,005,846
Accumulated impairment losses		(77,349	)		(3,745	)		—			—			—		—		(81,094	)
		238,965			14,756			74,139			65,892			517,980		13,020		924,752

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

	Yen (millions)
	2011				2010
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Average amortization period
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Patents and know-how		451,868		97,450		439,608		54,684		11 years
Software		298,328		229,132		283,075		210,726		4 years
Other		163,220		47,180		172,497		30,337		14 years
		913,416		373,762		895,180		295,747

Schedule of Acquired Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

	Yen (millions)
	2011		2010
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		3,133		5,432

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense

Year ending March 31	Yen (millions)
2012		83,115
2013		75,545
2014		68,625
2015		60,084
2016		53,744