Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Document Type	10-Q/A
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	We are filing this amended Form 10-Q/A (“Form 10-Q/A”) to amend our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 5, 2015 (“Original Filing”), to restate our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnote disclosures for the months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.
Entity Central Index Key	0000939930
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,883,239
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1