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Business segment information - Summary of sales and financial services revenue to external customers by product category (Detail) - JPY (¥)
¥ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue ¥ 12,957,064 ¥ 13,020,768 ¥ 10,974,373
All Other [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 96,333 89,370 87,623
All Other [member] | Customer [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 82,477 75,784 72,338
Operating segments [member] | Game & Network Services [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 4,670,044 4,267,734 3,644,598
Operating segments [member] | Game & Network Services [member] | Customer [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 4,543,571 4,172,994 3,538,533
Operating segments [member] | Game & Network Services [member] | Customer [member] | Digital Software and Add-on Content [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 2,290,498 1,934,586 1,523,045
Operating segments [member] | Game & Network Services [member] | Customer [member] | Network Services [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 669,873 545,537 464,676
Operating segments [member] | Game & Network Services [member] | Customer [member] | Hardware and Others [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 1,583,200 1,692,871 1,550,812
Operating segments [member] | Music [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 1,842,604 1,618,958 1,380,632
Operating segments [member] | Music [member] | Customer [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 1,820,263 1,594,955 1,364,815
Operating segments [member] | Music [member] | Customer [member] | Recorded Music – Streaming [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 788,772 709,453 598,868
Operating segments [member] | Music [member] | Customer [member] | Recorded Music – Others [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 407,260 356,646 286,270
Operating segments [member] | Music [member] | Customer [member] | Music Publishing [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 379,812 326,727 276,665
Operating segments [member] | Music [member] | Customer [member] | Visual Media and Platform [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 244,419 202,129 203,012
Operating segments [member] | Pictures [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 1,505,944 1,493,050 1,369,422
Operating segments [member] | Pictures [member] | Customer [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 1,498,534 1,486,717 1,364,887
Operating segments [member] | Pictures [member] | Customer [member] | Motion Pictures [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 610,313 542,044 464,043
Operating segments [member] | Pictures [member] | Customer [member] | Television Productions [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 459,281 551,035 536,250
Operating segments [member] | Pictures [member] | Customer [member] | Media Networks [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 428,940 393,638 364,594
Operating segments [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 2,409,275 2,453,718 2,476,025
Operating segments [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Customer [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 2,362,838 2,414,946 2,436,739
Operating segments [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Customer [member] | Televisions [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 564,154 624,264 733,251
Operating segments [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Customer [member] | Audio and Video [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 391,664 412,067 391,608
Operating segments [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Customer [member] | Still and Video Cameras [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 665,144 643,429 565,018
Operating segments [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Customer [member] | Mobile Communications [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 279,834 299,905 356,771
Operating segments [member] | Entertainment, Technology & Services [member] | Customer [member] | Other [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 462,042 435,281 390,091
Operating segments [member] | Imaging & Sensing Solutions [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 1,799,005 1,602,738 1,402,187
Operating segments [member] | Imaging & Sensing Solutions [member] | Customer [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 1,712,534 1,503,906 1,301,481
Operating segments [member] | Financial Services [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 931,400 1,769,954 889,082
Operating segments [member] | Financial Services [member] | Customer [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue 922,147 1,760,731 878,532
Corporate [member]      
Sales and financial services revenue:      
Total sales and financial services revenue ¥ 14,700 ¥ 10,735 ¥ 17,048