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Nature Of Operations And Significant Accounting Policies (Reconciliation Of Equity In Unconsolidated Affiliates) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in pretax earnings reported in the consolidated statements of income | $ 7,137 uvv_EquityInPretaxEarningsOfUnconsolidatedAffiliates | [1] | $ 3,897 uvv_EquityInPretaxEarningsOfUnconsolidatedAffiliates | [1] | $ 5,635 uvv_EquityInPretaxEarningsOfUnconsolidatedAffiliates | [1]
Less: Equity in income taxes | (834)uvv_IncomeTaxesFromEquityMethodInvestments |  | (809)uvv_IncomeTaxesFromEquityMethodInvestments |  | (547)uvv_IncomeTaxesFromEquityMethodInvestments |
Equity in net income | 6,303 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |  | 3,088 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |  | 5,088 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |
Less: Dividends received on investments | 5,228 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions | [2] | 6,508 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions | [2] | 122 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions | [2]
Equity in net income, net of dividends, reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows | $ 1,075 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions |  | $ (3,420)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions |  | $ 4,966 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions |
[1] | Equity in pretax earnings of unconsolidated affiliates is included in segment operating income (Other Tobacco Operations segment), but is reported below consolidated operating income and excluded from that total in the consolidated statements of income.
[2] | (1) In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates accounted for on the equity method that represent a return on capital (i.e., a return of earnings on a cumulative basis) are presented as operating cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

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