Amount of loans held in portfolio maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of loans held in portfolio maturing in the second fiscal year through the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of loans held in portfolio maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

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-Section 50

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Contractual Residual Maturity of Gross Loans (Detail) ₨ in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2015 INR (₨)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 INR (₨)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Within one year	₨ 1,470,260.5
Over one year through five years	2,124,149.7
Over five years	349,038.9
Total gross loans	3,943,449.1	$ 63,287.5	₨ 3,228,261.3
Wholesale loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Within one year	680,287.1
Over one year through five years	442,874.1
Over five years	99,299.4
Total gross loans	1,222,460.6	19,619.0
Retail Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Within one year	789,973.4
Over one year through five years	1,681,275.6
Over five years	249,739.5
Total gross loans	₨ 2,720,988.5	$ 43,668.5