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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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The ceiling of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock Options Outstanding, Employees Stock Option Schemes (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 ₨ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2016 ₨ / shares $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2015 ₨ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2014 ₨ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2013 ₨ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Weighted Average Exercise Price	₨ 952.4	₨ 952.4	₨ 773.7
Employees Stock Option Scheme
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Number Of Shares Arising Out Of Options \| shares	128,654,300	128,654,300	109,033,000	92,476,600	65,443,045
Weighted Average Exercise Price	₨ 840.19	₨ 840.19	₨ 683.16	₨ 556.06	₨ 417.32
Employees Stock Option Scheme \| Plan ''C''
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of exercise price, Lower Range \| (per share)	680.00	₨ 10.26
Range of exercise price, Upper Range \| (per share)	₨ 835.50	₨ 12.61
Number Of Shares Arising Out Of Options \| shares	5,740,800	5,740,800
Weighted Average Remaining Life	3 years 4 months 2 days	3 years 4 months 2 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	₨ 693.00	₨ 693.00
Employees Stock Option Scheme \| Plan ''D''
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of exercise price \| (per share)	₨ 680.00	₨ 10.26
Number Of Shares Arising Out Of Options \| shares	5,133,900	5,133,900
Weighted Average Remaining Life	3 years 3 months 26 days	3 years 3 months 26 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	₨ 680.00	₨ 680.00
Employees Stock Option Scheme \| Plan "E"
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of exercise price, Lower Range \| (per share)	440.16	₨ 6.64
Range of exercise price, Upper Range \| (per share)	₨ 680.00	₨ 10.26
Number Of Shares Arising Out Of Options \| shares	37,850,200	37,850,200
Weighted Average Remaining Life	2 years 5 months 27 days	2 years 5 months 27 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	₨ 598.71	₨ 598.71
Employees Stock Option Scheme \| Plan "F"
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of exercise price, Lower Range \| (per share)	835.50	₨ 12.61
Range of exercise price, Upper Range \| (per share)	₨ 1,097.80	₨ 16.57
Number Of Shares Arising Out Of Options \| shares	79,929,400	79,929,400
Weighted Average Remaining Life	4 years 9 months 18 days	4 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	₨ 975.41	₨ 975.41