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Significant Acquisition And Equity Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

AutoNavi

Acquisition

Schedule of the allocation of the purchase price at the date of acquisition

			Amounts
			(in millions of RMB)
	Net assets acquired			2,236
	Amortizable intangible assets (i)
	User base and customer relationships			255
	Trade names, trademarks and domain names			249
	Developed technology and patents			1,387
	Goodwill			4,380
	Deferred tax assets			72
	Deferred tax liabilities			(284	)
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	Total			8,295
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					Amounts
					(in millions of RMB)
	Total purchase price comprised of:
	- cash consideration					6,348
	- fair value of previously held equity interests					1,947
​	​			​	​		​
	Total					8,295
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(i) Acquired amortizable intangible assets have estimated amortization periods not exceeding four years and a weighted-average amortization period of 3.0 years.

Alibaba Pictures

Acquisition

Schedule of the allocation of the purchase price at the date of acquisition

					Amounts
					(in millions of RMB)
	Net assets acquired (i)					5,899
	Amortizable intangible assets (ii)
	User base and customer relationships					4
	Trade names, trademarks and domain names					95
	Others					38
	Goodwill					9,759
	Deferred tax assets					13
	Deferred tax liabilities					(17	)
	Noncontrolling interests (iii)					(10,836	)
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	Total					4,955
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(i)	Net assets include the cash consideration of RMB4,955 million.
(ii)	Acquired amortizable intangible assets have estimated amortization periods not exceeding three years and a weighted-average amortization period of 2.5 years.
(iii)	Given that the trading of Alibaba Pictures shares was suspended from August 2014 onwards pending the investigation of certain non-compliant matters, the Company determined that the closing market price of HK$1.60 per share as of the acquisition date may not be a reliable estimate of the fair value of the noncontrolling interest and the Company recorded the noncontrolling interest at the purchase price of HK$0.50 per share in the preliminary purchase price allocation. However, subsequent to the date of resumption of trading in December 2014, the Company made a measurement period adjustment with reference to the traded market price as of the acquisition date in measuring the fair value of the noncontrolling interest based on the fact that it approximated the closing price on the date of resumption of trading in December 2014, which is reflective of the market's reaction to the non-compliant matters and the inspection results in connection therewith which existed as of the acquisition date. The adjustment to the preliminary purchase price allocation impacted goodwill, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and noncontrolling interest and are reflected in the table above.

UCWeb

Acquisition

Schedule of the allocation of the purchase price at the date of acquisition

					Amounts
					(in millions of RMB)
	Net assets acquired (i)					1,159
	Amortizable intangible assets (ii)
	User base and customer relationships					106
	Trade names, trademarks and domain names					591
	Developed technology and patents					561
	Non-compete agreements					1,823
	Goodwill					10,376
	Deferred tax liabilities					(21	)
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	Total					14,595
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	Total purchase price comprised of:
	- cash consideration					2,826
	- share-based consideration					3,782
	- fair value of previously held equity interests					7,987
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	Total					14,595
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(i)	Net assets acquired included noncontrolling interests of RMB220 million that is classified as mezzanine equity.
(ii)	Acquired amortizable intangible assets have estimated amortization periods not exceeding four years and a weighted-average amortization period of 3.4 years.

One Touch

Acquisition

Schedule of the allocation of the purchase price at the date of acquisition

					Amounts
					(in millions of RMB)
	Net assets acquired					105
	Amortizable intangible assets (i)
	User base and customer relationships					25
	Trade names, trademarks and domain names					196
	Developed technology and patents					4
	Non-compete agreements					703
	Goodwill					3,998
	Deferred tax liabilities					(232	)
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	Total					4,799
​	​			​	​		​
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	Total purchase price comprised of:
	- cash consideration					790
	- contingent cash consideration					1,094
	- fair value of previously held equity interests					2,915
​	​			​	​		​
	Total					4,799
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(i) Acquired amortizable intangible assets have estimated amortization periods not exceeding five years and a weighted-average amortization period of 4.5 years

Other acquisitions, summarized

Acquisition

Schedule of the allocation of the purchase price at the date of acquisition

			Year ended March 31,
			2013			2014			2015
			(in millions of RMB)
	Net assets			540			24			266
	Identifiable intangible assets			104			486			421
	Deferred tax assets			—			—			5
	Deferred tax liabilities			(23	)		(29	)		(95	)
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				621			481			597
	Noncontrolling interests			(294	)		—			(269	)
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	Net identifiable assets acquired			327			481			328
	Goodwill			152			543			1,806
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	Total purchase consideration			479			1,024			2,134
	Fair value of previously held equity interests			(300	)		—			(107	)
	Purchase consideration settled			(96	)		(731	)		(1,927	)
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	Contingent/deferred consideration as of year end			83			293			100
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	Total purchase consideration comprised of:
	- cash consideration			140			843			2,027
	- fair value of previously held equity interests			300			—			107
	- share-based consideration			39			181			—
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	Total			479			1,024			2,134
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