Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 672,931	$ 505,049	$ 1,365,767	$ 1,277,885
Costs and expenses
Cost of goods sold		533,431	412,076	1,103,744	1,030,233
Selling, general and administrative expenses		59,335	48,858	161,152	152,824
Other income	[1]	0	0	4,173	0
Restructuring and impairment costs	[2]	19,979	0	19,979	0
Operating income		60,186	44,115	85,065	94,828
Equity in pretax earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates	[3]	1,506	(69)	2,089	2,281
Other non-operating income (expense)		30	633	(8)	1,893
Interest income		2	164	262	1,412
Interest expense		6,735	5,197	19,140	14,361
Income before income taxes and other items		54,989	39,646	68,268	86,053
Income taxes		14,548	10,328	12,678	26,093
Net income		40,441	29,318	55,590	59,960
Less: net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		(7,168)	(3,352)	(7,541)	(3,845)
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation		$ 33,273	$ 25,966	$ 48,049	$ 56,115
Earnings per share:
Basic		$ 1.35	$ 1.04	$ 1.95	$ 2.24
Diluted		$ 1.34	$ 1.04	$ 1.94	$ 2.23
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		24,677,122	24,931,711	24,646,342	25,058,525
Diluted		24,818,918	25,055,054	24,764,439	25,178,517
Total comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income, net of income taxes		$ 55,681	$ 40,023	$ 84,950	$ 51,479
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(7,114)	(3,491)	(7,566)	(3,983)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation		$ 48,567	$ 36,532	$ 77,384	$ 47,496
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.77	$ 0.76	$ 2.31	$ 2.28

[1] Other income represents the reversal of a portion of the contingent consideration liability associated with the acquisition of FruitSmart. See Note 3 for additional information.

[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. See Note 4 for additional information.

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