Guarantees, Other Contingent Liabilities, And Other Matters (Details)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended													3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 08, 2010 Spain [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2004 Spain [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2004 Spain [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2010 Spain [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Spain [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2004 Spain [Member] Deltafina's [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2004 Spain [Member] Tabacos Espanoles S.A [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2004 Spain [Member] Five Companies Active In The Raw Spanish Tobacco Processing Market [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2011 Italy [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Italy [Member] EUR (€)	Nov. 15, 2005 Italy [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2005 Italy [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2011 Brazil For Banking Facilities Of Farmers [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2011 Brazil For Banking Facilities Of Farmers [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Brazil For Banking Facilities Of Farmers [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 Brazil For Banking Facilities Of Farmers [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Fire Loss [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Business Interruption [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Business Interruption [Member] USD ($)
Company total exposure under guarantees																$ 25,000,000
Guarantee face amount including unpaid accrued interest																39,000,000		73,000,000	62,000,000
Fair value of the guarantees																14,000,000		21,000,000	16,000,000
Percentage of guarantees expiring within one year																	76.00%
Percentage of guarantees expiring within five years																	100.00%
Other contingent liabilities																56,000,000
Fines imposed by European Commission									11,880,000	108,000	20,000,000			44,000,000	30,000,000
Charge recorded to accrue European Commission fines					14,900,000	12,000,000
Accumulated interest on European Commission fine												8,300,000	5,700,000
General Court decision reduced European Commission fine amount				6,120,000
Not justified percentage of European Commission's corresponding increase of the underlying fine				50.00%
Reversed European Commission fine previously recorded							7,400,000	5,760,000
Accrued interest income returned on the European Commission fine escrow funds							1,200,000
Advances to suppliers, current and non-current	227,000,000	205,000,000	271,000,000
Valuation allowance amount related to advances to suppliers	83,000,000	57,000,000	74,900,000
Provision for loss on uncollectible advances to suppliers	4,300,000	3,000,000
Proceeds from insurance settlement, investing activities	9,933,000																			9,900,000
Proceeds from insurance settlement, operating activities																					6,900,000
Gain on business interruption insurance settlement																					2,100,000	4,800,000
Gain on property and equipment fire loss insurance settlement	9,592,000
Reversal of statutory severance liability due to law change in Malawi	4,000,000
Aggregate balance of recoverable value added tax credits	85,000,000
Valuation allowance on recoverable value added tax credits	25,000,000
Brazil audit assessment for tax, penalties, and interest on recoverable value added tax credits	30,000,000
Liability recorded for Brazil audit assessment for tax, penalties, and interest on recoverable value added tax credits	$ 0