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Restricted net assets (Details) - Mar. 31, 2015 - CNY (¥) ¥ in Millions	Total
Restricted net assets
Percentage of net income from subsidiaries and VIEs incorporated in the PRC to be appropriated to the statutory reserve	10.00%
Limit of statutory reserve fund as a percentage of registered capital, after which allocations to statutory reserve fund are no longer required	50.00%
Restricted net assets	¥ 26,902

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Represents the minimum percentage of net income from required to be appropriated towards the statutory reserve fund for entities incorporated in the People's Republic of China until the reserve balance reaches 50 percent of registered capital.

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Represents the level of the statutory reserve fund balance as a percentage of registered capital for entities incorporated in the People's Republic of China which must be attained before mandatory transfers to the reserve are no longer required.

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Amount of restricted net assets of consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 235



-SubTopic 10



-Section S99



-Paragraph 1



-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e)(3)(ii))



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-Publisher SEC



-Name Regulation S-X (SX)



-Number 210



-Section 08



-Paragraph e



-Subparagraph 3



-Article 4

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