Severance Indemnities and Pension Plans (Fair Values of Investments Valued at Net Asset per Share (or Its Equivalent) for Pension Benefits and SIP Investments) (Detail) - JPY (¥)
¥ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2022
Mar. 31, 2021
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) ¥ 1,549,630 ¥ 1,512,828
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Mutual funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 625,237 580,617
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Real estate funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 15,417 14,763
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Total pooled funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 886,893 902,305
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Total pooled funds | Japanese marketable equity securities    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 104,793 118,509
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Total pooled funds | Japanese debt securities    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 221,250 324,700
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Total pooled funds | Non-Japanese marketable equity securities    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 219,018 90,598
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Total pooled funds | Non-Japanese debt securities    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 249,274 215,015
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Total pooled funds | Other    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 92,558 153,483
Domestic, Japan | Pension benefits and SIPs | Other investment funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 662,737 610,523
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 140,923 146,726
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Total pooled funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 0 0
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Total pooled funds | Japanese marketable equity securities    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 0 0
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Total pooled funds | Japanese debt securities    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 0 0
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Total pooled funds | Non-Japanese marketable equity securities    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 0 0
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Total pooled funds | Non-Japanese debt securities    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 0 0
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Total pooled funds | Other    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 0 0
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Other investment funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 140,923 146,726
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Other investment funds | Mutual funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 25,356 58,086
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Other investment funds | Real estate funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) 80,349 51,318
Foreign offices and subsidiaries | Pension benefits | Other investment funds | Common collective funds    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Investments valued at net asset per share (or its equivalent) ¥ 34,971 ¥ 37,161