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Document And Entity Information - USD ($)
$ in Billions
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Apr. 17, 2025
Sep. 30, 2023
Document Type 10-K/A    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2024    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --03-31    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity File Number 001-00652    
Entity Registrant Name UNIVERSAL CORPORATION    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code VA    
Entity Tax Identification Number 54-0414210    
Entity Address, Address Line One 9201 Forest Hill Avenue,    
Entity Address, City or Town Richmond,    
Entity Address, State or Province VA    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 23235    
City Area Code 804    
Local Phone Number 359-9311    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, no par value    
Trading Symbol UVV    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status No    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
Entity Shell Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
DocumentFinStmtErrorCorrectionFlag false    
Entity Public Float     $ 1.2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   24,715,625  
Amendment Flag true    
Amendment Description Universal Corporation (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) on Form 10-K/A to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 29, 2024 (the “Original Form 10-K”), to address management’s reassessment of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and to reflect the identification of a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The identification of the material weakness did not result in any change to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Original Form 10-K.This Amendment No. 1 makes the following changes to the Original Form 10-K:•Amends Part II – Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data to amend, (i) the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024 to reflect the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and (ii) the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2024 to include a reference to its updated report on internal control over financial reporting.•Amends Part II – Item 9A. Controls and Procedures to amend (i) management’s conclusion about the effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and (ii) Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting as of March 31, 2024.•Amends Part IV – Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules to include (i) a currently dated consent of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 23, and (ii) currently dated certifications by the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, which certifications are filed herewith as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2.This Amendment No. 1 does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosures in the Original Form 10-K and, except as discussed herein, does not purport to reflect any other information or events subsequent to the filing thereof. As such, this Amendment No. 1 speaks only as of the date the Original Form 10-K was filed, and the Company has not undertaken herein to amend, supplement or update any other information contained in the Original Form 10-K to give effect to any subsequent events.    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Entity Central Index Key 0000102037