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		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Sales and other operating revenues	$ 491,139	$ 489,227	$ 1,172,274	$ 1,335,341
Cost of goods and services sold	422,566	419,972	1,020,066	1,167,940
Gross profit	68,573	69,255	152,208	167,401
Operating income (loss)	38,518	30,519	61,260	61,967
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items	10,906	4,066	(20,258)	(16,978)
Income tax expense	1,930	2,089	21,617	13,387
Net income (loss)	11,520	3,065	(36,196)	(28,723)
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.	$ 11,570	$ 3,295	$ (36,081)	$ (28,541)
Income (loss) per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 1.30	$ 0.37	$ (4.06)	$ (3.24)
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.30	$ 0.37	$ (4.06)	$ (3.24)
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		755		18,316
Gross profit		(755)		(18,316)
Operating income (loss)		(755)		(18,316)
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		(755)		(18,316)
Income tax expense		(1,763)		1,539
Net income (loss)		1,008		(19,855)
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		$ 1,008		$ (19,855)
Income (loss) per share:
Basic (usd per share)		$ 0.11		$ (2.24)
Diluted (usd per share)		$ 0.11		$ (2.24)
Receivables Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 306		$ 7,588
Cost of goods and services sold		0		0
Gross profit		306		7,588
Operating income (loss)		306		7,588
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		306		7,588
Income tax expense		327		(263)
Net income (loss)		(21)		7,851
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		$ (21)		$ 7,851
Income (loss) per share:
Basic (usd per share)		$ 0.00		$ 0.88
Diluted (usd per share)		$ 0.00		$ 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 (loss)		0		1,838
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		0		1,838
Income tax expense		(956)		(801)
Net income (loss)		956		2,639
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		$ 956		$ 2,639
Income (loss) per share:
Basic (usd per share)		$ 0.11		$ 0.30
Diluted (usd per share)		$ 0.11		$ 0.30
As Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Sales and other operating revenues		$ 488,921		$ 1,327,753
Cost of goods and services sold		419,217		1,151,462
Gross profit		69,704		176,291
Operating income (loss)		30,968		70,857
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		4,515		(8,088)
Income tax expense		4,481		12,912
Net income (loss)		1,122		(19,358)
Net income (loss) attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		$ 1,352		$ (19,176)
Income (loss) per share:
Basic (usd per share)		$ 0.15		$ (2.17)
Diluted (usd per share)		$ 0.15		$ (2.17)