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Fair Value Measurements (Reconciliation Of Change In Balance Of Financial Liability For Guarantees Of Bank Loans To Tobacco Growers) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |  |
Balance at beginning of year | $ 2,270 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue | $ 4,235 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
Payments under the guarantees and transfers to allowance for loss on direct loans to farmers (removal of prior crop year loans from portfolio) | (2,392)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements | (7,463)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements
Provision for loss or transfer from allowance for loss on direct loans to farmers (addition of current crop year loans) | 2,320 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPurchases | 5,566 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPurchases
Change in discount rate and estimated collection period | 130 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings | 130 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings
Currency remeasurement | (654)uvv_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityCurrencyRemeasurement | (198)uvv_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityCurrencyRemeasurement
Balance at end of period | $ 1,674 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue | $ 2,270 us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue

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