Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Aug. 01, 2011
Document And Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
Entity Central Index Key	0000102037
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,226,863