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Business segment information - Summary of components of segment sales and financial services revenue (Detail) - JPY (¥)
¥ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]      
Total sales and financial services revenue ¥ 12,957,064 ¥ 13,020,768 ¥ 10,974,373
Game & Network Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 4,670,044 4,267,734 3,644,598
Music [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 1,842,604 1,618,958 1,380,632
Pictures [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 1,505,944 1,493,050 1,369,422
Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 2,409,275 2,453,718 2,476,025
Imaging & Sensing Solutions [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 1,799,005 1,602,738 1,402,187
Financial Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 931,400 1,769,954 889,082
All Other [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 96,333 89,370 87,623
Corporate and elimination [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue (297,541) (274,754) (275,196)
Customer [member] | Game & Network Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 4,543,571 4,172,994 3,538,533
Customer [member] | Music [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 1,820,263 1,594,955 1,364,815
Customer [member] | Pictures [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 1,498,534 1,486,717 1,364,887
Customer [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 2,362,838 2,414,946 2,436,739
Customer [member] | Imaging & Sensing Solutions [member] | Operating segments [member]      
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]      
Total sales and financial services revenue 1,712,534 1,503,906 1,301,481
Customer [member] | Financial Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 922,147 1,760,731 878,532
Customer [member] | All Other [member]      
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]      
Total sales and financial services revenue 82,477 75,784 72,338
Intersegment [member] | Game & Network Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]      
Total sales and financial services revenue 126,473 94,740 106,065
Intersegment [member] | Music [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 22,341 24,003 15,817
Intersegment [member] | Pictures [member] | Operating segments [member]      
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]      
Total sales and financial services revenue 7,410 6,333 4,535
Intersegment [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 46,437 38,772 39,286
Intersegment [member] | Imaging & Sensing Solutions [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 86,471 98,832 100,706
Intersegment [member] | Financial Services [member] | Operating segments [member]      
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Total sales and financial services revenue 9,253 9,223 10,550
Intersegment [member] | All Other [member]      
Disclosure of operating segments [line items]      
Total sales and financial services revenue ¥ 13,856 ¥ 13,586 ¥ 15,285