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Restricted net assets (Details) ¥ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 CNY (¥)
Restricted net assets |
Percentage of net income from subsidiaries and consolidated 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 | ¥ 45,472

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- Definition Amount of restricted net assets of consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. + References 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)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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