Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 377,025	$ 475,921	$ 692,836	$ 772,836
Costs and expenses
Cost of goods sold		308,267	379,892	570,313	618,157
Selling, general and administrative expenses		52,407	52,830	101,817	103,966
Other income	[1]	0	0	4,173	0
Operating income		16,351	43,199	24,879	50,713
Equity in pretax earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates	[2]	590	2,310	583	2,350
Other non-operating income (expense)		(20)	633	(38)	1,260
Interest income		101	240	260	1,248
Interest expense		5,595	5,136	12,405	9,164
Income before income taxes and other items		11,427	41,246	13,279	46,407
Income taxes		3,178	11,499	(1,870)	15,765
Net income		8,249	29,747	15,149	30,642
Less: net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		(747)	(1,670)	(373)	(493)
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation		$ 7,502	$ 28,077	$ 14,776	$ 30,149
Earnings per share:
Basic		$ 0.30	$ 1.12	$ 0.60	$ 1.20
Diluted		$ 0.30	$ 1.11	$ 0.60	$ 1.19
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		24,658,895	25,086,580	24,630,886	25,122,283
Diluted		24,770,421	25,197,325	24,737,134	25,240,600
Total comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income, net of income taxes		$ 22,060	$ 14,908	$ 29,269	$ 11,456
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(982)	(1,546)	(452)	(492)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation		$ 21,078	$ 13,362	$ 28,817	$ 10,964
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.77	$ 0.76	$ 1.54	$ 1.52

[1] Other income represents the reversal of a portion of the contingent consideration liability associated with the acquisition of FruitSmart, Inc.

[2] Equity in pretax earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates is included in segment operating income (Other Tobacco Operations segment), but is reported below consolidated operating income and excluded from that total in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income