Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales and other operating revenues	$ 383,887	$ 357,770
Cost of goods and services sold	355,393	316,207
Gross profit	28,494	41,563
Selling, general and administrative expenses	35,491	36,094
Other income (expense)	1,244	(190)
Restructuring and asset impairment charges	2,196	0
Operating income (loss)	(7,949)	5,279
Debt retirement expense	17	0
Interest expense (includes debt amortization of $2,511 and $2,592 for the three months in 2013 and 2012, respectively)	28,843	27,115
Interest income	1,986	998
Loss before income taxes and other items	(34,823)	(20,838)
Income tax expense	868	9,239
Equity in net loss of investee companies	(1,042)	(195)
Net loss	(36,733)	(30,272)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	129	471
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.	$ (36,862)	$ (30,743)
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ (0.42)	$ (0.35)
Diluted (usd per share)	$ (0.42)	$ (0.35)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding [Abstract]
Basic (in shares)	87,473	87,192
Diluted (in shares)	87,473	87,192