Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 01, 2013
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000939930
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		88,146,892
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2