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Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments

Schedule of capital commitments

			As of March 31,
			2014			2015
			(in millions of RMB)
	Contracted but not provided for:
	Purchase of property and equipment			980			1,190
	Construction of corporate campuses			1,562			2,181
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				2,542			3,371
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Schedule of operating lease commitments for office facility and transportation equipment

			As of March 31,
			2014			2015
			(in millions of RMB)
	No later than 1 year			198			400
	Later than 1 year and no later than 5 years			214			623
	More than 5 years			8			33
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	Total			420			1,056
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Schedule of commitments for co-location, bandwidth fees and marketing expenses

			As of March 31,
			2014			2015
			(in millions of RMB)
	No later than 1 year			884			2,089
	Later than 1 year and no later than 5 years			2,523			3,045
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	Total			3,407			5,134
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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 840



-SubTopic 20



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