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Long-Term Obligations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt | $ 250,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt |  |  |  |
Reduction in revolving credit borrowings | 120,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Derivative Liabilities, at Fair Value | 600,000 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue | 3,050,000 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue |  | 600,000 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue | 936,000 us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  | 74,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount |  |
Long-term debt |  | 370,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent |  |  | 240,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Five-year term [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term | 5 years |  |  |  |
Term loan | 150,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayable / uvv_LongtermdebttermloanperiodAxis = uvv_FiveyeartermMember |  |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayable / uvv_LongtermdebttermloanperiodAxis = uvv_FiveyeartermMember |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  | 2.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / uvv_LongtermdebttermloanperiodAxis = uvv_FiveyeartermMember |  |  |
Seven-year term [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term | 7 years |  |  |  |
Term loan | $ 220,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayable / uvv_LongtermdebttermloanperiodAxis = uvv_SevenyeartermMember |  |  | $ 220,000,000 us-gaap_LoansPayable / uvv_LongtermdebttermloanperiodAxis = uvv_SevenyeartermMember |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  | 3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / uvv_LongtermdebttermloanperiodAxis = uvv_SevenyeartermMember |  |  |

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- Definition Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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- Definition Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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