Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

	March 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	—	$	174,551	$	—	$	174,551
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	19,168		—		—		19,168
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	19,168	$	174,551	$	—	$	193,719
Liabilities
Guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers	$	—	$	—	$	4,235	$	4,235
Interest rate swap agreements	—		1,679		—		1,679
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		1,141		—		1,141
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	2,820	$	4,235	$	7,055
	March 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	—	$	48,546	$	—	$	48,546
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	19,803		—		—		19,803
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		356		—		356
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	19,803	$	48,902	$	—	$	68,705
Liabilities
Guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers	$	—	$	—	$	5,932	$	5,932
Interest rate swap agreements	—		1,119		—		1,119
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		1,352		—		1,352
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	2,471	$	5,932	$	8,403

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	5,932		$	20,699
Transfer to allowance for loss on direct loans to farmers (removal of prior crop year and other loans from portfolio)	(7,352		)	(18,305		)
Provision for loss or transfer from allowance for loss on direct loans to farmers (addition of current crop year loans)	5,690			4,279
Change in discount rate and estimated collection period	135			780
Currency remeasurement	(170		)	(1,521		)
Balance at end of year	$	4,235		$	5,932