Credit card reward program cost.

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Lease agreement expiration year.

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Maximum amount of loans allowed to purchase from related party per year.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts of subvention support due from parties associated with the reporting entity.

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Ratio of insurance contracts that are subject to reinsurance participation to all contracts in force.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amount of receivables due from an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for a specific purpose other than for financing goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
TMNA [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Subvention support receivable		$ 279,000,000	$ 165,000,000
Lease agreement expiration date		Aug. 31, 2032
TMNA [Member] \| Operational Support Arrangements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease agreement expiration year		2032
Lease agreement expiration date		Sep. 30, 2018
TMNA [Member] \| Operational Support Arrangements [Member] \| Customer Service Center [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease agreement expiration year		2019
TFSC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Financing support available from affiliates		$ 3,600,000,000
Financing support available to affiliates		5,600,000,000
TFSB [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Credit card reward program cost	$ 0
TFSB [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member] \| Other Financing Support Arrangements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual maximum participation		60,000,000
Loans purchased		$ 30,000,000	$ 33,000,000
TMIS [Member] \| Operational Support Arrangements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Risk ceded to reinsurers		99.00%