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Significant Acquisition And Equity Transactions (Details 10) ¥ in Millions, SGD in Millions, HKD in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 CNY (¥) | Jul. 31, 2014 SGD | Jul. 31, 2014 HKD | Jul. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) | May. 31, 2014 USD ($) director | May. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) director | Apr. 30, 2014 HKD | Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2014 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2014 HKD | Mar. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) | Feb. 28, 2014 CNY (¥) | May. 31, 2013 CNY (¥) | Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2013 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2015 CNY (¥)
Meizu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest (as a percent) | 29.00% | 29.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase consideration, cost method | $ 590 | ¥ 3,619 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intime |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash consideration |  |  |  | HKD 5,368 | ¥ 4,264 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intime | Ordinary Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired |  |  | 9.90% | 9.90% | 9.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intime | Convertible bonds accounted for under the fair value option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest upon conversion of convertible bond |  |  | 26.00% | 26.00% | 26.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible bond interest per annum |  |  | 1.50% | 1.50% | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SingPost | Ordinary Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  | SGD 313 |  | ¥ 1,548 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Youku Tudou |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase consideration, equity method |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,090 | ¥ 6,723 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of director appointed to investee | director |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated to net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 1,877 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Youku Tudou | Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 918 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Youku Tudou | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,158 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Youku Tudou | Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 230 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Youku Tudou | Ordinary Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alibaba Health |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase consideration, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | HKD 932 |  | ¥ 741 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated to net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 509 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alibaba Health | Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alibaba Health | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 157 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alibaba Health | Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alibaba Health | Ordinary Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weibo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18.00% | 18.00% |
Purchase consideration, cost method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 586 | ¥ 3,645 |
Equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase consideration, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 449 | ¥ 2,764 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated to net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,548 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weibo | Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,126 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weibo | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,978 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weibo | Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 282 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Haier | Ordinary Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | HKD 965 | ¥ 763 |  |  |  |  |
Logistics business of Haier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.90% |  |  |  |  |
Purchase consideration, equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 540 | ¥ 427 |  |  |  |  |
Allocated to net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 195 |  |  |  |  |
Logistics business of Haier | Amortizable intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 252 |  |  |  |  |
Logistics business of Haier | Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Difference between equity method carrying amount and underlying equity in net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |
Haier convertible bond | Convertible bonds accounted for under the fair value option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | HKD 1,316 | ¥ 1,044 |  |  |  |  |
Bond exchange, equity interests (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.00% | 24.00% |  |  |  |  |
Cainiao |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.00%
Commitment made by the Company to invest, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 250 | ¥ 2,150 |  |  |
Investment to date, equity method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 2,400

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