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Investment securities and fair value disclosure (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Investment securities and fair value disclosure |
Schedule of investment securities at cost and at fair value |
|  | As of March 31, 2016 |
|  | Original cost |  | Gross unrealized gains |  | Gross unrealized losses |  | Provision for decline in value |  | Fair value |
|  | (in millions of RMB) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Listed equity securities |  |  | 646 |  |  | 230 |  |  | (105 | ) |  | — |  |  | 771 |
Financial derivatives |  |  | 7 |  |  | 171 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 178 |
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Listed equity securities and other treasury investments |  |  | 12,701 |  |  | 5,940 |  |  | (438 | ) |  | (957 | ) |  | 17,246 |
Held-to-maturity securities |  |  | 10,760 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | 10,753 |
Investment securities accounted for under the fair value option |  |  | 4,256 |  |  | 366 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,622 |
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|  |  | 28,370 |  |  | 6,707 |  |  | (543 | ) |  | (964 | ) |  | 33,570 |
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|  | As of March 31, 2017 |
|  | Original cost |  | Gross unrealized gains |  | Gross unrealized losses |  | Provision for decline in value |  | Fair value |
|  | (in millions of RMB) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Listed equity securities |  |  | 15,325 |  |  | 9,792 |  |  | (836 | ) |  | (1,019 | ) |  | 23,262 |
Held-to-maturity securities |  |  | 12,241 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (180 | ) |  | 12,061 |
Investment securities accounted for under the fair value option |  |  | 183 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 183 |
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|  |  | 27,749 |  |  | 9,792 |  |  | (836 | ) |  | (1,199 | ) |  | 35,506 |
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Table of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and categorized using the fair value hierarchy |
|  | As of March 31, 2016 |
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |
|  | (in millions of RMB) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term investments |  |  | 4,700 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,700 |
Restricted cash and escrow receivables |  |  | 1,346 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,346 |
Trading securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Listed equity securities |  |  | 771 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 771 |
Financial derivatives |  |  | — |  |  | 178 |  |  | — |  |  | 178 |
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Listed equity securities |  |  | 17,246 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17,246 |
Investment securities accounted for under the fair value option |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,622 |  |  | 4,622 |
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|  |  | 24,063 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 4,622 |  |  | 28,863 |
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Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward exchange contracts |  |  | — |  |  | 461 |  |  | — |  |  | 461 |
Contingent consideration in relation to investments and acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,264 |  |  | 1,264 |
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|  |  | — |  |  | 461 |  |  | 1,264 |  |  | 1,725 |
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|  | As of March 31, 2017 |
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |
|  | (in millions of RMB) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term investments |  |  | 3,011 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,011 |
Restricted cash and escrow receivables |  |  | 2,655 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,655 |
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Listed equity securities |  |  | 23,262 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23,262 |
Investment securities accounted for under the fair value option |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 183 |  |  | 183 |
Interest rate swap contracts |  |  | — |  |  | 436 |  |  | — |  |  | 436 |
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|  |  | 28,928 |  |  | 436 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 29,547 |
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Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward exchange contracts |  |  | — |  |  | 78 |  |  | — |  |  | 78 |
Contingent consideration in relation to investments and acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 921 |  |  | 921 |
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|  |  | — |  |  | 78 |  |  | 921 |  |  | 999 |
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Schedule of rolling forward of convertible and exchangeable bonds accounted for under the fair value option |
|  | Amounts |
|  | (in millions of RMB) |
Balance at April 1, 2015 |  |  | 3,719 |
Net increase in fair value |  |  | 630 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | 273 |
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Balance at March 31, 2016 |  |  | 4,622 |
Decrease in fair value |  |  | (113 | )
Conversion or exchange (Notes 4(o) and 4(v)) |  |  | (4,678 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | 169 |
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Balance at March 31, 2017 |  |  | — |
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Schedule of rolling forward of contingent consideration in relation to investments and acquisitions |
|  | Amounts |
|  | (in millions of RMB) |
Balance at April 1, 2015 |  |  | 1,278 |
Net decrease in fair value |  |  | (14 | )
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Balance at March 31, 2016 |  |  | 1,264 |
Additions |  |  | 293 |
Net decrease in fair value |  |  | (642 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | 6 |
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Balance at March 31, 2017 |  |  | 921 |
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