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Changes In Shareholders' Equity And Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Changes In Shareholders' Equity And Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Changes In Shareholders' Equity And Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 |  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
(in thousands of dollars) |  | Universal Corporation |  | Non-controlling Interests |  | Total |  | Universal Corporation |  | Non-controlling Interests |  | Total
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 1,183,451 |  |  | $ | 22,539 |  |  | $ | 1,205,990 |  |  | $ | 1,185,606 |  |  | $ | 13,799 |  |  | $ | 1,199,405 |
Changes in common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 124 |  |  | — |  |  | 124 |
Repurchase of common stock |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (661 | ) |  | — |  |  | (661 | )
Accrual of stock-based compensation |  | 2,136 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,136 |  |  | 2,536 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,536 |
Withholding of shares from stock-based compensation for grantee income taxes (SARs, RSUs, and PSAs) |  | (2,004 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,004 | ) |  | (1,135 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,135 | )
Dividend equivalents on RSUs |  | 143 |  |  | — |  |  | 143 |  |  | 118 |  |  | — |  |  | 118 |
Changes in retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 23,125 |  |  | 2,108 |  |  | 25,233 |  |  | 15,888 |  |  | 1,434 |  |  | 17,322 |
Cash dividends declared |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series B 6.75% convertible perpetual preferred stock |  | (3,712 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,712 | ) |  | (3,712 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,712 | )
Common stock |  | (11,444 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11,444 | ) |  | (11,189 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11,189 | )
Repurchase of common stock |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,827 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,827 | )
Dividend equivalents on RSUs |  | (143 | ) |  | — |  |  | (143 | ) |  | (118 | ) |  | — |  |  | (118 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation, net of income taxes |  | (5,307 | ) |  | 89 |  |  | (5,218 | ) |  | 2,568 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 2,564 |
Foreign currency hedge, net of income taxes |  | (5,810 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,810 | ) |  | 2,298 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,298 |
Interest rate hedge, net of income taxes |  | (429 | ) |  | — |  |  | (429 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of income taxes |  | 1,678 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,678 |  |  | 803 |  |  | — |  |  | 803 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 1,181,684 |  |  | $ | 24,736 |  |  | $ | 1,206,420 |  |  | $ | 1,190,299 |  |  | $ | 15,229 |  |  | $ | 1,205,528 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of changes in the separate accounts comprising stockholders' equity (in addition to retained earnings) and of the changes in the number of shares of equity securities during at least the most recent annual fiscal period and any subsequent interim period presented is required to make the financial statements sufficiently informative if both financial position and results of operations are presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 2 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 + Details
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