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2024-03-312030-03-31falseFY0000313838NONEM0JPU.S. GAAPtrueP8YP10YUnder ASU 2016-13, Sony changed the presentation from “Allowance for doubtful accounts” to “Allowance for credit losses” on the consolidated balance sheets.Acquisitions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 primarily related to the acquisition of PureFlix in the Pictures segment. Refer to Note 25.7,771 million yen and 15,654 million yen are included in foreign securities for which the fair value option has been elected and classified in level 2 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021. In the consolidated balance sheets, 2,386 million yen are included as marketable securities for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 5,385 million yen and 15,654 million yen are included as securities investment and other for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. 188,426 million yen and 228,761 million yen are included in foreign securities for which the fair value option has been elected and classified in level 2 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. In the consolidated balance sheets, 34,502 million yen and 52,637 million yen are included as marketable securities and 153,924 million yen and 176,124 million yen are included as securities investment and other for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively. 193,430 million yen and 192,451 million yen are included in foreign securities for which the fair value option has been elected and classified in level 2 and level 3 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively, and are included in the consolidated balance sheets as securities investments and other. Other investments include certain hybrid financial instruments and certain private equity investments. Derivative assets and liabilities are recognized and disclosed on a gross basis. Earning effects are included in financial services revenue and financial services expense in the consolidated statements of income. Unrealized gains (losses) are included in unrealized gains (losses) on securities, net for available-for-sale securities and included in debt valuation adjustments for future insurance policy benefits and policyholders’ account in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.Certain corporate bonds and certain securitized products were transferred into level 3 because differences between the fair value determined by indicative quotes from dealers and the fair value determined by internally developed prices became significant and the observability of the inputs used decreased.Certain corporate bonds and certain securitized products were transferred out of level 3 because observable market data became available. Revision has been made to correct the notional amount of foreign exchange forward contracts and the presentation of fair values of foreign exchange forward contracts and other currency contracts as of March 31, 2020.Sony adopted ASU 2019-02 from April 1, 2020, and as a result, broadcasting rights in the Pictures segment and animation film production costs in the Music segment were reclassified from inventories to film costs.Normal is defined as borrowers who do not have particular problems with their financial position.Future insurance policy benefits and policyholders’ account in the life insurance business are those for which the fair value option has been elected. Refer to Note 24.Includes approximately 37 percent and 42 percent of Japanese equity securities, and 63 percent and 58 percent of foreign equity securities for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively.Includes approximately 36 percent of debt securities issued by Japanese national and local governments, and 64 percent of debt securities issued by foreign national and local governments for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021.Includes debt securities issued by Japanese and foreign corporation and government related agencies.Includes primarily mortgage-backed securities.Commingled funds represent pooled institutional investments, including primarily investment trusts. They include approximately 50 percent and 54 percent of investments in equity, 45 percent and 43 percent of investments in fixed income, and 5 percent and 3 percent of investments in other for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively.Represents commodity futures funds.Includes multiple private equity funds of funds that primarily invest in venture, buyout, and distressed markets in the United States and Europe.Includes primarily funds that invest in a portfolio of a broad range of hedge funds to diversify the risks and reduce the volatilities associated with a single hedge fund.Includes primarily private real estate investment trusts.Includes primarily foreign equity securities.Includes primarily foreign government debt securities.Includes primarily foreign corporate debt securities.Represents annuity contracts with or without profit sharing.Commingled funds represent pooled institutional investments including mutual funds, common trust funds, and collective investment funds. They are primarily comprised of foreign equities and fixed income investments.Primarily consists of translation adjustments.Foreign currency translation adjustments were transferred from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income as a result of a complete or substantially complete liquidation or sale of certain foreign subsidiaries and affiliates.The amortization of pension and postretirement benefit components is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. Refer to Note 15.Expected volatility was based on the historical volatilities of Sony Group Corporation’s common stock over the expected life of the stock acquisition rights.Receivables from contracts with customers and contract assets are included in the consolidated balance sheets as “Notes and accounts receivable, trade and contract assets” and “Other”, non-current.Contract liabilities are included in the consolidated balance sheets as “Other”, both current and non-current.For Motion Pictures and Television Productions in the Pictures segment, Sony has included all contracts regardless of duration.Amount included in the Music segment primarily consists of minimum royalty guarantees or fixed fees in contracts related to license revenue for ongoing access to an evolving library of content. These contracts also include the potential for sales-based or usage-based royalties to exceed the minimum guarantees, and these additional royalties are excluded from the amount above, of which substantially all are recognized as revenue within three years.Significant asset impairments excluded from restructuring charges are described in Note 13.Other associated costs includes non-cash write-downs and disposals, net.Refer to Notes 5 and 24.Refer to Note 5.Refer to Notes 9, 13 and 19.Equity securities include Investment funds.Foreign corporate bonds include repackaged bonds.Substantially all of Sony’s film costs for Media Networks content are broadcasting rights and predominantly monetized with other content. 0000313838 2020-03-31 0000313838 2021-03-31 0000313838 2018-04-01 2019-03-31 0000313838 2019-04-01 2020-03-31 0000313838 2020-04-01 2021-03-31 0000313838 2019-12-19 0000313838 2019-12-31 0000313838 2016-04-01 2017-03-31 0000313838 2020-04-01 0000313838 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 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