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Unsecured senior notes (Tables) - Unsecured senior notes

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Unsecured senior notes

Summary of the unsecured senior notes

The following table provides a summary of the Company's unsecured senior notes as of March 31, 2015:

			Amounts			Effective interest rate
			(in millions of RMB)
	US$300 million floating rate notes due 2017			1,843			0.85	%
	US$1,000 million 1.625% notes due 2017			6,136			1.73	%
	US$2,250 million 2.500% notes due 2019			13,770			2.64	%
	US$1,500 million 3.125% notes due 2021			9,174			3.24	%
	US$2,250 million 3.600% notes due 2024			13,795			3.66	%
	US$700 million 4.500% notes due 2034			4,276			4.59	%
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				48,994
	Unamortized discount			144
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	Total senior unsecured notes			49,138
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Schedule of future principal payments due

As of March 31, 2015, the future principal payments for the Company's senior unsecured notes will be due according to the following schedule:

			Principal amounts
			(in millions of RMB)
	Within 1 year			—
	Between 1 to 2 years			—
	Between 2 to 3 years			7,985
	Between 3 to 4 years			—
	Between 4 to 5 years			13,820
	Thereafter			27,333
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				49,138
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