Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000939930
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,889,038
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2