Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 668,771	$ 584,592	$ 1,421,188	$ 1,316,393
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold		533,318	464,686	1,145,694	1,050,004
Selling, general and administrative expenses		52,068	54,081	153,101	166,187
Other Income	[1]	0	3,390	0	3,390
Restructuring and impairment costs	[2]	178	0	3,860	2,389
Operating income		83,207	69,215	118,533	101,203
Equity in pretax earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	[3]	4,495	2,326	5,625	2,556
Interest income		482	452	1,116	896
Interest expense		4,051	3,937	12,440	11,733
Income before income taxes		84,133	68,056	112,834	92,922
Income tax expense		27,071	21,441	36,778	27,368
Net income		57,062	46,615	76,056	65,554
Less: net income)attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		(3,415)	(2,081)	(2,621)	(4,502)
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation		53,647	44,534	73,435	61,052
Dividends on Universal Corporation convertible perpetual preferred stock		(3,687)	(3,687)	(11,061)	(11,061)
Earnings available to Universal Corporation common shareholders		$ 49,960	$ 40,847	$ 62,374	$ 49,991
Earnings per share attributable to Universal Corporation common shareholders:
Basic		$ 2.17	$ 1.80	$ 2.73	$ 2.20
Diluted		$ 1.92	$ 1.60	$ 2.63	$ 2.18
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		22,982,473	22,717,043	22,831,717	22,671,943
Diluted		27,996,583	27,854,908	27,967,215	22,957,050
Total comprehensive income:
Total comprehensive income, net of income taxes		$ 58,717	$ 47,794	$ 76,038	$ 69,644
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of income taxes		(3,214)	(2,042)	(1,976)	(4,037)
Comprehensive income attributable to Universal Corporation, net of income taxes		$ 55,503	$ 45,752	$ 74,062	$ 65,607
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.54	$ 0.53	$ 1.60	$ 1.57

[1] Other income represents a gain from remeasuring to fair value the Company's original 50% ownership interest in Procesadora Unitab, S.A., a tobacco processing joint venture in Guatemala, upon acquiring the 50% interest held by the Company's joint venture partner. This item is excluded from segment operating income, but is included in consolidated operating income in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.