Restatement of Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Adjustments to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net	$ 257,488		$ 193,370	$ 232,023
Inventories	964,134		740,943	941,918
Total current assets	1,559,974		1,217,095	1,473,283
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	54,814		54,694	52,729
Total assets	1,947,690		1,626,646	1,909,930
Accounts payable	49,179		73,349	55,429
Income taxes	12,934		12,694	8,140
Total current liabilities	788,645		584,424	842,400
Deferred income taxes	2,740		3,498	7,067
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits	9,825		11,011	12,677
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities	83,559		91,502	77,035
Retained deficit	(255,835)		(208,184)	(213,890)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(59,057)	$ (62,854)	(66,386)	(41,578)	$ (37,704)	$ (38,326)
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.	155,090		193,994	211,671
Total equity	158,499		197,268	215,014		248,597
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,947,690		$ 1,626,646	1,909,930
Inventory Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net				0
Inventories				(34,498)
Total current assets				(34,498)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates				0
Total assets				(34,498)
Income taxes				4,109
Total current liabilities				4,109
Deferred income taxes				0
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits				0
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities				0
Retained deficit				(38,607)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				0
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.				(38,607)
Total equity				(38,607)		(17,744)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				(34,498)
Receivables Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net				(1,762)
Inventories				0
Total current assets				(1,762)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates				0
Total assets				(1,762)
Income taxes				(862)
Total current liabilities				(862)
Deferred income taxes				0
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits				0
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities				0
Retained deficit				(900)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				0
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.				(900)
Total equity				(900)		(8,772)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				(1,762)
Other Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net				0
Inventories				0
Total current assets				0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates				530
Total assets				530
Income taxes				(4,345)
Total current liabilities				(4,345)
Deferred income taxes				1,657
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits				3,060
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities				250
Retained deficit				133
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(225)
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.				(92)
Total equity				(92)		(1,775)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				530
As Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net				233,785
Inventories				976,416
Total current assets				1,509,543
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates				52,199
Total assets				1,945,660
Income taxes				9,238
Total current liabilities				843,498
Deferred income taxes				5,410
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits				9,617
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities				76,785
Retained deficit				(174,516)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(41,353)
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.				251,270
Total equity				254,613		$ 276,888
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				$ 1,945,660