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Weighted Average Number of Equity Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per Equity Share (Detail) - shares
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Diluted Shares Outstanding [Line Items]      
Weighted average number of equity shares used in computing basic earnings per equity share 2,544,333,609 2,517,429,120 2,423,777,245
Effect of potential equity shares for stock options outstanding 31,017,917 27,938,561 23,563,558
Weighted average number of equity shares used in computing diluted earnings per equity share 2,575,351,526 2,545,367,681 2,447,340,803