Statement Of Cash Flows
| Concept | 
                                    
                                        2023-05-01 to 2024-04-30  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2024-04-30  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        2022-05-01 to 2023-04-30  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2023-04-30  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2022-04-30  | 
                            
                        
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows | |||||
| Statement of cash flows | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Subtotal | 
                                        
                                             
                                                3,627,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                2,355,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Interest and dividends received | 
                                        
                                             
                                                12,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                12,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Income taxes paid | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -632,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -661,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Interest paid | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -80,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -62,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                3,342,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                1,817,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Cash flows from facilities maintenance and investing activities | |||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -5,548,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -4,130,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Proceeds from sale of investment securities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                11,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Other, net | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -49,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -5,641,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -4,166,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Purchase of treasury shares | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Dividends paid | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -370,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -343,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 
                                        
                                             
                                                2,300,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                1,450,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -822,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -624,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                1,325,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                2,625,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Other, net | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -90,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                16,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -973,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                276,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
| Cash and cash equivalents | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                1,174,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                2,148,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                             
                                                1,871,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     |