Restatement of Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Adjustments to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Sales and other operating revenues	$ 414,853	$ 596,970	$ 681,135	$ 846,114
Cost of goods and services sold	360,615	532,094	597,500	747,968
Gross profit	54,238	64,876	83,635	98,146
Operating income	25,647	28,703	22,742	31,448
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items	(1,861)	1,782	(31,165)	(21,044)
Income tax expense	22,902	10,979	19,687	11,298
Net loss	(21,759)	(8,158)	(47,716)	(31,788)
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.	$ (21,701)	$ (8,151)	$ (47,651)	$ (31,836)
Loss per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ (2.44)	$ (0.92)	$ (5.37)	$ (3.61)
Diluted (usd per share)	$ (2.44)	$ (0.92)	$ (5.37)	$ (3.61)
Inventory Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 0		$ 0
Cost of goods and services sold		13,762		17,561
Gross profit		(13,762)		(17,561)
Operating income		(13,762)		(17,561)
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		(13,762)		(17,561)
Income tax expense		(3,021)		3,302
Net loss		(10,741)		(20,863)
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		$ (10,741)		$ (20,863)
Loss per share:
Basic (usd per share)		$ (1.20)		$ (2.35)
Diluted (usd per share)		$ (1.20)		$ (2.35)
Receivables Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 7,155		$ 7,282
Cost of goods and services sold		0		0
Gross profit		7,155		7,282
Operating income		7,155		7,282
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		7,155		7,282
Income tax expense		2,575		(590)
Net loss		4,580		7,872
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		$ 4,580		$ 7,872
Loss per share:
Basic (usd per share)		$ 0.51		$ 0.88
Diluted (usd per share)		$ 0.51		$ 0.88
Other Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 0		$ 0
Cost of goods and services sold		0		(1,838)
Gross profit		0		1,838
Operating income		0		1,838
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		0		1,838
Income tax expense		80		155
Net loss		(80)		1,683
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		$ (80)		$ 1,683
Loss per share:
Basic (usd per share)		$ (0.01)		$ 0.19
Diluted (usd per share)		$ (0.01)		$ 0.19
As Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 589,815		$ 838,832
Cost of goods and services sold		518,332		732,245
Gross profit		71,483		106,587
Operating income		35,310		39,889
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		8,389		(12,603)
Income tax expense		11,345		8,431
Net loss		(1,917)		(20,480)
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		$ (1,910)		$ (20,528)
Loss per share:
Basic (usd per share)		$ (0.22)		$ (2.33)
Diluted (usd per share)		$ (0.22)		$ (2.33)