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Significant Acquisition And Equity Transactions (Details 4) $ / shares in Units, ¥ in Millions, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 shares | Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2012 CNY (¥) shares | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 CNY (¥)
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for repurchase of ordinary shares |  |  |  | $ 44 | ¥ 270 | ¥ 157 |  | ¥ 40,111
Payment | ¥ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,487
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares |  | $ 2,600 | ¥ 16,400 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Preference Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of preferred stock issued to finance Initial Repurchase and TIPLA amendment payment |  | $ 1,700 | 10,700 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance cost | ¥ |  |  | ¥ 157 |  |  |  |  |
Initial conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 18.50 |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Preference Shares | Prior to the second anniversary of the issuance date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum |  | 2.00% | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Preference Shares | Second anniversary of the issuance date until the mandatory redemption date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Preference Shares | After the mandatory redemption date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum |  | 8.00% | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Preference Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends recognized as interest expense | ¥ |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 96 |  | 271
Redeemable Preference Shares | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Preference Shares | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividend rate per annum |  | 3.00% | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Yahoo | Initial Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares repurchased (in shares) |  | 523 | 523 |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration for repurchase of ordinary shares |  | $ 7,100 | ¥ 44,900 |  |  |  | $ 7,100 | 44,900
Cash paid for repurchase of ordinary shares |  | 6,300 | 39,800 |  |  |  |  |
Yahoo | Initial Repurchase | Redeemable Preference Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of preferred stock issued to finance Initial Repurchase and TIPLA amendment payment |  | $ 800 | ¥ 5,100 |  |  |  | $ 800 | 5,100
Yahoo | Repurchase agreement, as amended | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares that Yahoo must sell or transfer (in shares) |  | 140 | 140 |  |  |  |  |
Yahoo | Repurchase agreement, as amended | ADS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares repurchased (in shares) | 140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yahoo | Repurchase agreement, as amended | Ordinary shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares repurchased (in shares) | 140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yahoo | TIPLA amendment payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Repurchase of Ordinary Shares from Yahoo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment |  | $ 550 | ¥ 3,487 |  |  |  |  | ¥ 3,487

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