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Commitments And Other Matters (Narrative) (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total amount of advances funded towards tobacco purchase |  | $ 102,000,000 |  |
Commitments relating to agricultural materials,capital expenditures |  | 53,000,000 |  |
Company total exposure under guarantees |  | 11,000,000 |  |
Face amount of guarantee including unpaid accrued interest |  | 13,000,000 | $ 17,000,000 |
Fair value of the guarantees |  | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Other contingent liabilities |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |
Due period of accounts receivables |  | 30 |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ 9,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
Total Amount of Brazilian IPI Federal Tax Credits Made Available by Court Decision | $ 104,000,000 |  |  |
Gain on settlement of excise tax case | 81,600,000 | 0 | 12,676,000 | $ 81,619,000
Gain on favorable outcome of excise tax case in Brazil, after tax | $ 53,100,000 |  |  |
Diluted earnings per share calculation based on gain from excise tax case in Brazil | $ / shares | $ 1.87 |  |  |
Net book value on tax credits from excise tax case after valuation allowance | $ 90,000,000 | 12,700,000 |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  | 5,964,000 | 0 | 0
Fair value gain upon acquisition of partner's interest in joint venture |  | 3,390,000 | 0 | 0
Fair value of assets upon acquisition of partner's interest in joint venture |  | 12,000,000 |  |
Philip Morris International, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues from customers |  | 640,000,000 | 580,000,000 | 590,000,000
British American Tobacco PLC [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues from customers |  | 230,000,000 | 220,000,000 | 240,000,000
Imperial Tobacco Group, PLC [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues from customers |  | 210,000,000 | $ 280,000,000 | $ 340,000,000
Five largest customers revenue percentage [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues from customers |  | 0.60 |  |
Santa Catarina [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Brazil Audit Assessment For Tax, Penalties, And Interest On Recoverable Value Added Tax Credits |  | 14,000,000 |  |
Reduction of Brazil Audit Assessment For Tax, Penalties, And Interest On Recoverable Value Added Tax Credits |  | 12,000,000 |  |
Santa Catarina [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss on remaining VAT audit assessment |  | 0 |  |
Santa Catarina [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss on remaining VAT audit assessment |  | 12,000,000 |  |
Parana [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Brazil Audit Assessment For Tax, Penalties, And Interest On Recoverable Value Added Tax Credits |  | 15,000,000 |  |
Reduction of Brazil Audit Assessment For Tax, Penalties, And Interest On Recoverable Value Added Tax Credits |  | 5,000,000 |  |
Parana [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss on remaining VAT audit assessment |  | 0 |  |
Parana [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible loss on remaining VAT audit assessment |  | 5,000,000 |  |
Fiscal Year 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tobacco purchase contracts |  | 566,000,000 |  |
After Fiscal Year 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tobacco purchase contracts |  | $ 110,000,000 |  |

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