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Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]                      
Sales and other operating revenues $ 803,980 $ 584,592 $ 456,382 $ 275,419 $ 778,159 $ 758,054 $ 464,116 $ 271,472      
Gross profit 140,942 119,906 98,094 48,389 122,091 147,572 85,071 55,540      
Net income 52,594 46,615 25,064 (6,125) 46,375 58,077 15,484 525 $ 118,148 $ 120,461 $ 155,155
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation 47,964 44,534 22,465 (5,947) 45,827 53,039 15,025 717 109,016 114,608 149,009
Earnings (loss) available to Universal Corporation common shareholders after dividends on convertible perpetual preferred stock $ 44,277 $ 40,847 $ 18,778 $ (9,634) $ 42,122 $ 49,309 $ 11,312 $ (2,995) $ 94,268 $ 99,748 $ 134,159
Basic $ 1.95 $ 1.80 $ 0.83 $ (0.43) $ 1.86 $ 2.13 $ 0.49 $ (0.13) $ 4.16 $ 4.33 $ 5.77
Diluted 1.72 1.60 0.81 (0.43) 1.64 1.87 0.48 (0.13) 3.92 4.06 5.25
Convertible perpetual preferred stock, cash dividends declared per share 16.87 16.88 16.87 16.88 16.87 16.88 16.87 16.88 67.50 67.50 67.50
Common stock, cash dividends declared per share 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.51 0.51 2.10 2.06 $ 2.02
Market price range of common stock, high 57.27 57.72 58.41 57.76 48.10 45.63 56.35 56.82 57.27 48.10  
Market price range of common stock, low $ 51.49 $ 49.70 $ 46.98 $ 46.80 $ 39.27 $ 38.53 $ 44.39 $ 52.16 $ 51.49 $ 39.27