Restructuring and Related Activities

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Impairment Costs Disclosure

RESTRUCTURING AND IMPAIRMENT COSTS

Universal continually reviews its business for opportunities to realize efficiencies, reduce costs, and realign its operations in response to business changes. Restructuring and impairment costs are periodically incurred in connection with those activities.

Tobacco Operations

In the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred and paid $1.5 million of termination costs associated with restructuring of tobacco processing and administrative operations in Africa.

Ingredients Operations

In the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred $0.5 million of impairment costs on property, plant, and equipment associated with the wind-down of the Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients, Inc. ("CIFI") operations that was announced in fiscal year 2021.

There were zero restructuring and impairment costs incurred for the three and six months ended September 30, 2020.