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Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
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- Definition

The balance of financing receivables that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=SL6953423-111524

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Allowance for Credit Losses - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Recoveries from credit loss charge-offs	$ 79	$ 72	$ 86
Impaired finance receivables aggregated and collectively evaluated for impairment	220	226
Finance Receivables, Net [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	68,851	65,722
Finance Receivables, Net [Member] \| Retail and Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Impaired finance receivables aggregated and collectively evaluated for impairment	220	226
Finance Receivables, Net [Member] \| Dealer Products [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	17,442	15,359
Finance Receivables, Net [Member] \| TMS [Member] \| Financial Guarantee [Member] \| Dealer Products [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,051	982
Finance Receivables, Net [Member] \| Private Toyota Distributors [Member] \| Financial Guarantee [Member] \| Dealer Products [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 166	$ 136