Quarterly Statement Of Cash Flows
| Concept | 
                                    
                                        As at 2024-09-30  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        2024-04-01 to 2024-09-30  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2024-03-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2023-09-30  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        2023-04-01 to 2023-09-30  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2023-03-31  | 
                            
                        
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterly statement of cash flows | ||||||
| Statement of cash flows | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||
| Subtotal | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                13,892,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                9,032,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Interest and dividends received | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                103,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                91,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Interest paid | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                11,109,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                6,490,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -3,828,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -6,832,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Purchase of investment securities | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -133,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -84,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Proceeds from sale of investment securities | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                166,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Other, net | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                5,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -10,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,446,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -6,863,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -133,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Purchase of treasury shares | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -3,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Dividends paid | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -530,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -493,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -531,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -612,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                511,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                333,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                9,643,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -652,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash and cash equivalents | 
                                        
                                             
                                                64,656,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                55,013,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                             
                                                48,933,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                49,585,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     |