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Commitments And Other Matters (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Total amount of advances funded towards tobacco purchase | $ 134,000,000 |
Commitments relating to agricultural materials,capital expenditures | 52,000,000 |
Face amount of guarantee including unpaid accrued interest | 3,000,000 | $ 17,000,000
Fair value of the guarantees | 100,000 | $ 1,000,000.0
Other contingent liabilities | $ 1,000,000 |
Crop supply agreement, term | 2 years |
The Company and subsidiary [Member] |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Unfair benefit from green tobacco purchase contract | $ 105,000 |
Fines imposed by FCC | 197,000,000 |
The customer and subsidiary [Member] |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Fines imposed by FCC | 1,000,000,000 |
Cooperatives under contract [Member] |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Growers cooperative | 4 |
Total Cooperatives [Member] |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Growers cooperative | 400 |
Santa Catarina [Member] |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Brazil Audit Assessment For Tax, Penalties, And Interest On Recoverable Value Added Tax Credits | 8,000,000 |
Reduction of Brazil Audit Assessment For Tax, Penalties, And Interest On Recoverable Value Added Tax Credits | 9,000,000 |
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 | 9,000,000 |
Parana [Member] |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Brazil Audit Assessment For Tax, Penalties, And Interest On Recoverable Value Added Tax Credits | 11,000,000 |
Reduction of Brazil Audit Assessment For Tax, Penalties, And Interest On Recoverable Value Added Tax Credits | 3,000,000 |
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 | 3,000,000 |
Next Fiscal Year [Member] |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Tobacco purchase contracts | 378,000,000 |
After Next Fiscal Year [Member] |  |
Commitments And Other Matters [Line Items] |  |
Tobacco purchase contracts | $ 88,000,000 |

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