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Common And Preferred Stock (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2006
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares authorized | 100,000,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount | $ 100,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 |  |  |  |
Cost of common stock repurchased under share repurchase program | 31,227,000 uvv_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValueCommonStock | 14,145,000 uvv_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValueCommonStock | 8,631,000 uvv_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValueCommonStock |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 22,593,266 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding |  |  |  |
Weighted-average cost per share | $ 43.37 uvv_CommonStockWeightedAverageCostPerShare | $ 59.31 uvv_CommonStockWeightedAverageCostPerShare | $ 50.94 uvv_CommonStockWeightedAverageCostPerShare |  |
Number of shares repurchased | 719,993 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | 238,486 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | 169,432 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | 5,000,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized |  |  |  |
Preferred stock liquidation price | $ 1,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference |  |  |  |
Series B 6.75% convertible perpetual preferred stock, quarterly dividend rate | 6.75%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage |  |  |  |
Preferred stock exceeding percentage on closing price | 135.00%uvv_PreferredStockExceedingPercentageOnClosingPriceDuringPeriod |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, conversion rate | 22.1183 us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion |  |  |  |
Preferred shares, conversion price | $ 45.21 us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount | 67,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Dividend common stock | $ 0.43 us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, conversion period | March 15, 2018 |  |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares authorized | 100,000,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 100,000,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 22,593,266 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 23,216,312 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | 500,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember | 500,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember | 0 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember | 0 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember |  |  |
Series B 6.75% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | 220,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember | 220,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares issued | 218,490 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember | 219,999 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember |  |  | 220,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 218,490 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember | 219,999 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember | 219,999 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember | 219,999 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember |

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