Changes In Shareholders' Equity And Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Changes In Shareholders' Equity And Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries

A reconciliation of the changes in Universal Corporation shareholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

	Six Months Ended September 30, 2018									Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
(in thousands of dollars)	Universal Corporation			Non-controlling Interests			Total			Universal Corporation			Non-controlling Interests			Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,342,429		$	42,873		$	1,385,302		$	1,286,489		$	40,089		$	1,326,578
Changes in common stock
Repurchase of common stock	(397		)	—			(397		)	(2,790		)	—			(2,790		)
Accrual of stock-based compensation	5,750			—			5,750			4,181			—			4,181
Withholding of shares from stock-based compensation for grantee income taxes	(2,657		)	—			(2,657		)	(2,828		)	—			(2,828		)
Dividend equivalents on RSUs	371			—			371			351			—			351
Changes in retained earnings
Net income	44,625			728			45,353			29,744			1,883			31,627
Cash dividends declared
Common stock	(37,445		)	—			(37,445		)	(27,238		)	—			(27,238		)
Repurchase of common stock	(1,046		)	—			(1,046		)	(9,849		)	—			(9,849		)
Dividend equivalents on RSUs	(371		)	—			(371		)	(351		)	—			(351		)
Adoption of FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 eliminating deferred income taxes on unrecognized gains on intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory	(1,934		)	—			(1,934		)	—			—			—
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(12,984		)	(264		)	(13,248		)	10,672			(111		)	10,561
Other changes in noncontrolling interests
Dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders	—			(1,260		)	(1,260		)	—			(1,260		)	(1,260		)
Balance at end of period	$	1,336,341		$	42,077		$	1,378,418		$	1,288,381		$	40,601		$	1,328,982