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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, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]                      
Sales and other operating revenues $ 650,030 $ 668,771 $ 456,942 $ 295,475 $ 803,980 $ 584,592 $ 456,382 $ 275,419      
Gross profit 119,185 135,453 87,844 52,197 140,942 119,906 98,094 48,389      
Net income 36,450 57,062 26,498 (7,504) 52,594 46,615 25,064 (6,125) $ 112,506 $ 118,148 $ 120,461
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation 32,869 53,647 25,264 (5,476) 47,964 44,534 22,465 (5,947) 106,304 109,016 114,608
Earnings (loss) available to Universal Corporation common shareholders after dividends on convertible perpetual preferred stock $ (41,484) $ 49,960 $ 21,577 $ (9,163) $ 44,277 $ 40,847 $ 18,778 $ (9,634) $ 20,890 $ 94,268 $ 99,748
Basic $ (1.64) $ 2.17 $ 0.95 $ (0.40) $ 1.95 $ 1.80 $ 0.83 $ (0.43) $ 0.89 $ 4.16 $ 4.33
Diluted (1.64) 1.92 0.90 (0.40) 1.72 1.60 0.81 (0.43) 0.88 3.92 4.06
Convertible perpetual preferred stock, cash dividends declared per share 0.00 16.88 16.87 16.88 16.87 16.88 16.87 16.88 50.63 67.50 67.50
Common stock, cash dividends declared per share 0.54 0.54 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.52 2.14 2.10 $ 2.06
Market price range of common stock, high 83.35 64.20 61.69 57.75 57.27 57.72 58.41 57.76 83.35 57.27  
Market price range of common stock, low $ 63.30 $ 52.40 $ 55.29 $ 52.26 $ 51.49 $ 49.70 $ 46.98 $ 46.80 $ 63.30 $ 51.49