Statement Of Cash Flows
| Concept | 
                                    
                                        2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2024-03-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2023-03-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31  | 
                            
                                
                                    
                                        As at 2022-03-31  | 
                            
                        
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows | |||||
| Statement of cash flows | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Subtotal | 
                                        
                                             
                                                9,620,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -2,445,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Interest and dividends received | 
                                        
                                             
                                                343,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                236,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Income taxes paid | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -868,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -2,535,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Interest paid | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -38,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -37,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                9,056,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -4,781,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -782,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -3,148,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                26,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Purchase of investment securities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -209,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,018,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -58,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -2,533,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Proceeds from sale of investment securities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                211,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Loan advances | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -98,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash flows from facilities maintenance and investing activities | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Purchase of treasury shares | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Dividends paid | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,471,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,568,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,699,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -1,758,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | 
                                        
                                             
                                                533,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                251,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 
                                        
                                             
                                                7,830,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                -8,821,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
| Cash and cash equivalents | — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                21,587,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                             
                                                13,756,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     | 
                                
                                    — | 
                                        
                                             
                                                22,577,000,000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        JPY
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
                                     |