Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 456,382	$ 464,116	$ 731,801	$ 735,588
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold		358,288	379,045	585,318	594,977
Selling, general and administrative expenses		60,810	59,809	112,106	123,586
Restructuring and impairment costs	[1]	0	3,350	2,389	3,350
Operating income		37,284	21,912	31,988	13,675
Equity in pretax earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates	[2]	846	3,317	230	3,918
Interest income		205	67	444	210
Interest expense		3,912	4,852	7,796	8,872
Income before income taxes		34,423	20,444	24,866	8,931
Income tax expense (benefit)		9,359	4,960	5,927	(7,078)
Net income		25,064	15,484	18,939	16,009
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		(2,599)	(459)	(2,421)	(267)
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation		22,465	15,025	16,518	15,742
Dividends on Universal Corporation convertible perpetual preferred stock		(3,687)	(3,713)	(7,374)	(7,425)
Earnings available to Universal Corporation common shareholders		$ 18,778	$ 11,312	$ 9,144	$ 8,317
Earnings per share attributable to Universal Corporation common shareholders:
Basic		$ 0.83	$ 0.49	$ 0.40	$ 0.36
Diluted		$ 0.81	$ 0.48	$ 0.40	$ 0.35
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		22,675,323	23,178,082	22,649,270	23,200,589
Diluted		27,850,628	23,508,527	22,936,631	23,521,571
Total comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income, net of income taxes		$ 19,470	$ 4,954	$ 21,850	$ 6,303
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of income taxes		(2,259)	(178)	(1,995)	(230)
Comprehensive income attributable to Universal Corporation, net of income taxes		$ 17,211	$ 4,776	$ 19,855	$ 6,073
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.52	$ 0.51	$ 1.04	$ 1.02

[1] Restructuring and impairment costs are excluded from segment operating income, but are included in consolidated operating income in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

[2] Equity in pretax earnings of unconsolidated affiliates is included in segment operating income (Other Tobacco Operations segment), but is reported below consolidated operating income and excluded from that total in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.