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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Loans by Facility (Detail) ₨ in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2015 INR (₨)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 INR (₨)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 INR (₨)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	₨ 3,943,449.1	$ 63,287.5	₨ 3,228,261.3
Less: Allowance for credit losses	47,334.1	759.6	42,613.2	$ 683.9	₨ 33,694.2
Total	3,896,115.0	62,527.9	3,185,648.1
Retail Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	2,720,988.5	43,668.5	2,188,337.7
Retail Loans \| Consumer Portfolio Segment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	486,251.7	7,803.8	407,811.6
Retail Loans \| Personal loans/Credit card
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	449,381.7	7,212.0	347,393.8
Retail Loans \| Retail Business Banking
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	660,456.7	10,599.5	519,472.2
Retail Loans \| Commercial vehicle and construction equipment finance
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	305,995.4	4,910.9	280,372.2
Retail Loans \| Housing loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	241,368.8	3,873.7	193,180.5
Retail Loans \| Other Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	577,534.2	9,268.6	440,107.4
Wholesale loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gross loans	₨ 1,222,460.6	$ 19,619.0	₨ 1,039,923.6