Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

At September 30, 2015 and 2014, and at March 31, 2015, 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:

	September 30, 2015
(in thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	—	$	1,574	$	—	$	1,574
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	18,359		—		—		18,359
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		4,354		—		4,354
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	18,359	$	5,928	$	—	$	24,287
Liabilities
Guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers	$	—	$	—	$	1,356	$	1,356
Interest rate swap agreements	—		6,430		—		6,430
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		13		—		13
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	6,443	$	1,356	$	7,799

	September 30, 2014
(in thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	—	$	1,527	$	—	$	1,527
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	20,039		—		—		20,039
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		5,172		—		5,172
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	20,039	$	6,699	$	—	$	26,738
Liabilities
Guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers	$	—	$	—	$	1,797	$	1,797
Interest rate swap agreements	—		638		—		638
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		109		—		109
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	747	$	1,797	$	2,544

	March 31, 2015
(in thousands of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market funds	$	—	$	86,552	$	—	$	86,552
Trading securities associated with deferred compensation plans	20,692		—		—		20,692
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		5,254		—		5,254
Total financial assets measured and reported at fair value	$	20,692	$	91,806	$	—	$	112,498
Liabilities
Guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers	$	—	$	—	$	1,674	$	1,674
Interest rate swap agreements	—		3,050		—		3,050
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	—		579		—		579
Total financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value	$	—	$	3,629	$	1,674	$	5,303

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

A reconciliation of the change in the balance of the financial liability for guarantees of bank loans to tobacco growers (Level 3) for the six months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is provided below.

	Six Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands of dollars)	2015			2014
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,674		$	2,270
Payments under the guarantees and transfers to allowance for loss on direct loans to farmers (removal of prior crop year loans from portfolio)	(1,841		)	(2,392		)
Provision for loss or transfers from allowance for loss on direct loans to farmers (addition of current crop year loans)	1,821			2,022
Change in discount rate and estimated collection period	33			36
Currency remeasurement	(331		)	(139		)
Balance at end of period	$	1,356		$	1,797