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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Revised healthcare cost trend assumption 7.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear    
Ultimate healthcare cost trend rate 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate    
Year that rate reaches healthcare cost trend rate 2028    
Lump sum distribution payments to terminated employees   $ 7,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets  
Prior service credit   (22,000,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax  
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 1,200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation1    
Effect of one-percentage-point increase on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation 1,300,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation    
Net actuarial loss expected in net periodic benefit cost during fiscal year 2014 8,400,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss    
Prior service benefit expected in net periodic benefit cost during fiscal year 2014 3,400,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit    
Percentage of total plan assets 91.00%uvv_DefinedBenefitPlanPercentageOfTotalPlanAssets    
Percentage of total projected benefit obligation 80.00%uvv_DefinedBenefitPlanPercentageOfTotalProjectedBenefitObligation    
Expected company contributions in 2014 12,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear    
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense 1,800,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense 1,600,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense 1,500,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense
Pension Benefits [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailments 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Lump sum distribution payments to terminated employees 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
2,136,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Prior service credit 675,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
22,145,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Funded status of the plans, end of year 64,355,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
46,646,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Percentage of funded status of plans 60.00%uvv_Percentageoffundedstatusofplans
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailments 1,465,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Revised healthcare cost trend assumption 7.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
7.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
7.60%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Lump sum distribution payments to terminated employees 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Prior service credit 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Funded status of the plans, end of year 38,748,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
39,311,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Percentage of funded status of plans 95.00%uvv_Percentageoffundedstatusofplans
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
ERISA-regulated U.S. plan [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Expected company contributions in 2014 5,400,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
/ uvv_DefinedBenefitPlansContributionCategoryAxis
= uvv_ErisaRegulatedUSPlanMember
   
Non-ERISA regulated and Other Plans [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Expected company contributions in 2014 $ 6,600,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
/ uvv_DefinedBenefitPlansContributionCategoryAxis
= uvv_NonErisaRegulatedAndOtherPlansMember