Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 53,173	$ 297,556	$ 67,876
Accounts receivable, net	337,825	368,110	355,674
Advances to suppliers, net	75,828	106,850	53,823
Accounts receivable—unconsolidated affiliates	82,812	30,951	107,198
Inventories—at lower of cost or net realizable value:
Tobacco	918,592	629,606	935,406
Other	97,536	69,611	87,958
Prepaid income taxes	13,454	14,264	17,131
Other current assets	70,338	71,197	73,862
Total current assets	1,649,558	1,588,145	1,698,928
Property, plant and equipment
Land	22,696	22,952	23,020
Buildings	261,599	261,976	269,738
Machinery and equipment	609,320	608,191	642,915
Total property, plant and equipment	893,615	893,119	935,673
Less accumulated depreciation	(598,184)	(590,625)	(613,130)
Property, plant and equipment, net	295,431	302,494	322,543
Other assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets	34,838	0	0
Goodwill and other intangibles	97,998	97,994	98,860
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	79,072	80,482	83,962
Deferred income taxes	16,250	13,357	20,473
Other noncurrent assets	45,085	50,712	47,480
Total other assets	273,243	242,545	250,775
Total assets	2,218,232	2,133,184	2,272,246
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Notes payable and overdrafts	155,352	54,023	148,049
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	158,731	145,506	162,972
Accounts payable—unconsolidated affiliates	56	106	4,862
Customer advances and deposits	6,513	21,675	45,098
Accrued compensation	22,046	31,372	22,610
Income taxes payable	1,155	1,066	6,668
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	8,591	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0	0
Total current liabilities	352,444	253,748	390,259
Long-term debt	368,633	368,503	369,262
Pensions and other postretirement benefits	54,113	59,257	56,347
Long-term operating lease liabilities	23,331	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	56,146	43,214	41,758
Deferred income taxes	24,982	28,584	36,202
Total liabilities	879,649	753,306	893,828
Shareholders' equity
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, no par value, 500,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized 24,841,863 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 (24,968,799 at September 30, 2018 and 24,989,946 at March 31, 2019)	324,927	326,600	324,626
Retained earnings	1,088,608	1,106,178	1,084,763
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(114,876)	(95,691)	(73,048)
Total Universal Corporation shareholders' equity	1,298,659	1,337,087	1,336,341
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	39,924	42,791	42,077
Total shareholders' equity	1,338,583	1,379,878	1,378,418
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 2,218,232	$ 2,133,184	$ 2,272,246