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Investment in equity investees (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Investment in equity investees |
Investment in equity investees |
|  |  | Cost method |  | Equity method |  | Total |
|  |  | (in millions of RMB) |
| Balance at April 1, 2012 |  |  | 1,316 |  |  | 326 |  |  | 1,642 |
| Additions |  |  | 392 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 582 |
| Share of results and other comprehensive income |  |  | — |  |  | (14 | ) |  | (14 | )
| Less: disposals and transfers |  |  | (99 | ) |  | (306 | ) |  | (405 | )
| Less: impairment loss |  |  | (245 | ) |  | — |  |  | (245 | )
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5 | )
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| Balance at March 31, 2013 |  |  | 1,359 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 1,555 |
| Additions |  |  | 12,655 |  |  | 3,908 |  |  | 16,563 |
| Share of results and other comprehensive income (i) |  |  | — |  |  | (34 | ) |  | (34 | )
| Less: disposals and transfers |  |  | (262 | ) |  | — |  |  | (262 | )
| Less: impairment loss |  |  | (119 | ) |  | — |  |  | (119 | )
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | (44 | ) |  | 7 |  |  | (37 | )
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| Balance at March 31, 2014 |  |  | 13,589 |  |  | 4,077 |  |  | 17,666 |
| Additions |  |  | 12,304 |  |  | 16,518 |  |  | 28,822 |
| Share of results and other comprehensive income (i) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,148 | ) |  | (1,148 | )
| Less: disposals and transfers (ii) |  |  | (9,818 | ) |  | (806 | ) |  | (10,624 | )
| Less: impairment loss |  |  | (419 | ) |  | (438 | ) |  | (857 | )
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | 17 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 18 |
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| Balance at March 31, 2015 |  |  | 15,673 |  |  | 18,204 |  |  | 33,877 |
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(i) | Total share of results and other comprehensive income for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 exclude the fair value adjustments of contingent consideration of a loss of RMB178 million and a gain of RMB68 million related to an equity investee, respectively. It also excludes an expense of RMB58 million in connection with the share-based awards relating to Ant Financial Services (Note 8(d)) granted to an equity investee by Junhan for the year ended March 31, 2015. Such awards are accounted for as equity contributions from Junhan and recorded in additional paid-in capital and the corresponding expense is recorded in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015.
(ii) | Transfers during the year ended March 31, 2015 primarily relate to the step acquisitions of OneTouch (Note 4(h)), UCWeb (Note 4(g)), AutoNavi (Note 4(e)), as well as an additional investment in Weibo (Note 4(o)).

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