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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) shares | Mar. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) shares | Mar. 31, 2013 CNY (¥) shares
Total Alibaba Group Holding Limited shareholders' equity (deficits) | IPO |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares |  | ¥ 61,536 |  |
Total Alibaba Group Holding Limited shareholders' equity (deficits) |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 29,338 | ¥ (24) | ¥ 31,488
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 59 | 552 | 458
Net change in unrealized gains/ losses on available-for-sale investment securities |  | 3,102 | 293 | (9)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps under hedge accounting |  | (36) | 36 |
Net income for the year |  | 24,261 | 23,315 | 8,532
Liquidation and deconsolidation of subsidiaries |  |  | (14) |
Acquisition of shares of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  | (7) | (13,105)
Disposals of partial interest in subsidiaries |  |  |  | 1
Acquisition of subsidiaries |  | 3,782 | 276 | 39
Issuance of ordinary shares |  |  |  | 16,434
Exercise of share options and vesting of early exercised options and RSUs, including repayment of related employee loans |  | 676 | 688 | 394
Repurchase and retirement of ordinary shares |  | (256) | (228) | (45,218)
Deemed disposals of partial interest in subsidiaries arising from exercise or vesting of share-based awards |  | (7) |  |
Repurchase from, net of subscription, by noncontrolling interest for Partner Capital Investment Plan |  | (37) |  |
Redemption of treasury shares granted for Senior Management Share Incentive Scheme |  | 15 |  |
Amortization of compensation cost |  | 12,659 | 2,784 | 1,090
Equity-settled donation |  |  | 1,269 |
Issuance of ordinary shares in relation to investment in equity investees and others |  |  | 637 |
Excess value receivable arising from the restructuring of the commercial arrangements with Ant Financial Services and related amortization |  | 166 |  |
Conversion of convertible preferred shares |  | 10,293 |  |
Accretion to convertible preferred shareholders |  | (15) | (31) | (17)
Dividend to convertible preferred shareholders |  | (97) | (208) | (111)
Balance |  | ¥ 145,439 | ¥ 29,338 | (24)
Ordinary Shares | Partner Capital Investment Plan |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares (in shares) | shares |  |  | 18,000,000 |
Ordinary Shares | IPO |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares (in shares) | shares | 149,220,834 | 149,220,834 |  |
Ordinary Shares |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | ¥ 1 | ¥ 1 | ¥ 1
Balance (in shares) | shares | 2,226,810,660 | 2,226,810,660 | 2,175,220,739 | 2,506,952,201
Acquisition of shares of consolidated subsidiaries (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 1,446,505
Acquisition of subsidiaries (in shares) | shares | 8,876,755 | 8,876,755 | 828,299 |
Issuance of ordinary shares (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 167,741,936
Exercise of share options and vesting of early exercised options and RSUs, including repayment of related employee loans (in shares) | shares | 20,240,334 | 20,240,334 | 30,880,761 | 23,582,277
Repurchase and retirement of ordinary shares (in shares) | shares | (892,859) | (892,859) | (3,943,139) | (524,502,180)
Issuance of ordinary shares in relation to investment in equity investees and others (in shares) | shares |  |  | 5,824,000 |
Conversion of convertible preferred shares (In shares) | shares | 91,243,312 | 91,243,312 |  |
Balance |  | ¥ 1 | ¥ 1 | ¥ 1
Balance (in shares) | shares | 2,495,499,036 | 2,495,499,036 | 2,226,810,660 | 2,175,220,739
Additional paid-in capital | IPO |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares |  | ¥ 61,536 |  |
Additional paid-in capital |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 27,043 | ¥ 21,655 | ¥ 20,778
Acquisition of shares of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  | (7) | (13,105)
Disposals of partial interest in subsidiaries |  |  |  | 1
Acquisition of subsidiaries |  | 3,782 | 276 | 39
Issuance of ordinary shares |  |  |  | 16,434
Exercise of share options and vesting of early exercised options and RSUs, including repayment of related employee loans |  | 516 | 700 | 469
Repurchase and retirement of ordinary shares |  | (13) | (32) | (3,923)
Deemed disposals of partial interest in subsidiaries arising from exercise or vesting of share-based awards |  | (7) |  |
Redemption of treasury shares granted for Senior Management Share Incentive Scheme |  | 15 |  |
Amortization of compensation cost |  | 12,659 | 2,784 | 1,090
Equity-settled donation |  |  | 1,269 |
Issuance of ordinary shares in relation to investment in equity investees and others |  |  | 637 |
Excess value receivable arising from the restructuring of the commercial arrangements with Ant Financial Services and related amortization |  | 1,318 |  |
Conversion of convertible preferred shares |  | 10,293 |  |
Accretion to convertible preferred shareholders |  |  | (31) | (17)
Dividend to convertible preferred shareholders |  |  | (208) | (111)
Balance |  | 117,142 | 27,043 | 21,655
Treasury shares |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 0 | 0 |
Balance |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Restructuring reserve |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Excess value receivable arising from the restructuring of the commercial arrangements with Ant Financial Services and related amortization |  | (1,152) |  |
Balance |  | (1,152) |  |
Subscription receivables |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | (540) | (852) | (819)
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | 16 | 3
Exercise of share options and vesting of early exercised options and RSUs, including repayment of related employee loans |  | 160 | (12) | (75)
Repurchase and retirement of ordinary shares |  | 6 | 308 | 39
Repurchase from, net of subscription, by noncontrolling interest for Partner Capital Investment Plan |  | (37) |  |
Balance |  | (411) | (540) | (852)
Statutory reserves |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 2,474 | 1,337 | 1,096
Liquidation and deconsolidation of subsidiaries |  | (26) |  |
Appropriation to statutory reserves |  | 267 | 1,137 | 241
Balance |  | 2,715 | 2,474 | 1,337
Cumulative translation adjustments |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | (1,144) | (1,666) | (2,121)
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 49 | 536 | 455
Liquidation and deconsolidation of subsidiaries |  |  | (14) |
Balance |  | (1,095) | (1,144) | (1,666)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investment securities, interest rate swaps and others |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 321 | (8) | 1
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | 10 |  |
Net change in unrealized gains/ losses on available-for-sale investment securities |  | 3,102 | 293 | (9)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps under hedge accounting |  | (36) | 36 |
Balance |  | 3,397 | 321 | (8)
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficits) |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 1,183 | (20,491) | 12,552
Net income for the year |  | 24,261 | 23,315 | 8,532
Liquidation and deconsolidation of subsidiaries |  | 26 |  |
Repurchase and retirement of ordinary shares |  | (249) | (504) | (41,334)
Accretion to convertible preferred shareholders |  | (15) |  |
Dividend to convertible preferred shareholders |  | (97) |  |
Appropriation to statutory reserves |  | (267) | (1,137) | (241)
Balance |  | 24,842 | 1,183 | (20,491)
Noncontrolling interest | Partner Capital Investment Plan |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares |  |  | 442 |
Noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 1,079 | 537 | 2,895
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | (7) | 2 |
Net income for the year |  | 63 | 88 | 117
Liquidation and deconsolidation of subsidiaries |  | (378) |  | (60)
Acquisition of shares of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  | (2) | (2,768)
Disposals of partial interest in subsidiaries |  |  |  | 10
Acquisition of subsidiaries |  | 10,897 |  | 294
Deemed disposals of partial interest in subsidiaries arising from exercise or vesting of share-based awards |  | 17 |  |
Repurchase from, net of subscription, by noncontrolling interest for Partner Capital Investment Plan |  | (86) |  |
Redemption of treasury shares granted for Senior Management Share Incentive Scheme |  | (15) |  |
Capital injection from noncontrolling interests |  | 174 |  |
Amortization of compensation cost |  | 291 | 12 | 49
Dividend declared by a consolidated subsidiary to noncontrolling interests |  | (61) |  |
Balance |  | 11,974 | 1,079 | 537
Partner Capital Investment Plan |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares |  |  | 442 |
IPO |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares |  | 61,536 |  |
Balance |  | ¥ 30,417 | 513 | 34,383
Balance (in shares) | shares | 2,226,810,660 | 2,226,810,660 |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | ¥ 52 | 554 | 458
Net change in unrealized gains/ losses on available-for-sale investment securities | $ 500 | 3,102 | 293 | (9)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps under hedge accounting | (6) | (36) | 36 |
Net income for the year |  | 24,324 | 23,403 | 8,649
Liquidation and deconsolidation of subsidiaries |  | (378) | (14) | (60)
Acquisition of shares of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  | (9) | (15,873)
Disposals of partial interest in subsidiaries |  |  |  | 11
Acquisition of subsidiaries |  | 14,679 | 276 | 333
Issuance of ordinary shares |  |  |  | 16,434
Exercise of share options and vesting of early exercised options and RSUs, including repayment of related employee loans |  | 676 | 688 | 394
Repurchase and retirement of ordinary shares |  | (256) | (228) | (45,218)
Deemed disposals of partial interest in subsidiaries arising from exercise or vesting of share-based awards |  | 10 |  |
Repurchase from, net of subscription, by noncontrolling interest for Partner Capital Investment Plan |  | (123) |  |
Capital injection from noncontrolling interests |  | 174 |  |
Amortization of compensation cost |  | 12,950 | 2,796 | 1,139
Equity-settled donation |  |  | 1,269 |
Issuance of ordinary shares in relation to investment in equity investees and others |  |  | 637 |
Excess value receivable arising from the restructuring of the commercial arrangements with Ant Financial Services and related amortization |  | 166 |  |
Conversion of convertible preferred shares |  | 10,293 |  |
Accretion to convertible preferred shareholders |  | (15) | (31) | (17)
Dividend to convertible preferred shareholders |  | (97) | (208) | (111)
Dividend declared by a consolidated subsidiary to noncontrolling interests |  | (61) |  |
Balance | $ 25,393 | ¥ 157,413 | ¥ 30,417 | ¥ 513
Balance (in shares) | shares | 2,495,499,036 | 2,495,499,036 | 2,226,810,660 |

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