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Intangible assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Intangible assets  
Intangible assets

 

16.   Intangible assets

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2015

 

 

 

 

(in millions of RMB)

 

 

Non-compete agreements

 

 

1,050

 

 

3,630

 

 

Developed technology and patents

 

 

1,041

 

 

3,331

 

 

Trade names, trademarks and domain names

 

 

768

 

 

2,007

 

 

User base and customer relationships

 

 

264

 

 

855

 

 

Copyrights and others

 

 

 

 

295

 

 

Less: accumulated amortization and impairment

 

 

(1,217

)

 

(3,543

)

 

Net book value

 

 

1,906

 

 

6,575

 

Amortization expenses for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 amounted to RMB130 million, RMB315 million and RMB2,089 million, respectively. During the same periods, impairment charges of RMB18 million, nil and nil were recognized in the consolidated income statements, respectively.

The estimated aggregate amortization expenses for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

Amounts

 

 

 

 

(in millions of RMB)

 

 

For the year ending March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2,629 

 

 

2017

 

 

2,333 

 

 

2018

 

 

1,186 

 

 

2019

 

 

342 

 

 

2020

 

 

71 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

14 

 

 

 

 

 

6,575