Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

At June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and March 31, 2013, the Company had certain financial assets and financial liabilities that were required to be measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis. These assets and liabilities are listed in the tables below and are classified based on how their values were determined under the fair value hierarchy:

	June 30, 2013
(in thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	—	$	1,526	$	—	$	1,526
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	18,423		—		—		18,423
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		2		—		2
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	18,423	$	1,528	$	—	$	19,951
Liabilities
Guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers	$	—	$	—	$	3,800	$	3,800
Interest rate swap agreements	—		1,142		—		1,142
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		4,794		—		4,794
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	5,936	$	3,800	$	9,736

	June 30, 2012
(in thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	—	$	1,524	$	—	$	1,524
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	18,437		—		—		18,437
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		354		—		354
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	18,437	$	1,878	$	—	$	20,315
Liabilities
Guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers	$	—	$	—	$	1,994	$	1,994
Interest rate swap agreements	—		1,779		—		1,779
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		2,236		—		2,236
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	4,015	$	1,994	$	6,009

	March 31, 2013
(in thousands of dollars)	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
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		—		—		—
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

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the change in the balance of the financial liability for guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers (Level 3) for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is provided below.

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands of dollars)	2013			2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	4,235		$	5,932
Transfer to allowance for loss on direct loans to farmers (removal of prior crop year loans from portfolio)	(2,284		)	(4,075		)
Provision for loss or transfer from allowance for loss on direct loans to farmers (addition of current crop year loans)	1,927			291
Change in discount rate and estimated collection period	24			32
Currency remeasurement	(102		)	(186		)
Balance at end of period	$	3,800		$	1,994