Restatement of Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Adjustments to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net	$ 242,435		$ 193,370	$ 219,673
Inventories	936,181		740,943	925,810
Total current assets	1,577,699		1,217,095	1,580,821
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	57,698		54,694	54,299
Total assets	1,961,629		1,626,646	1,999,659
Income taxes	5,961		12,694	8,096
Total current liabilities	776,158		584,424	766,580
Deferred income taxes	2,341		3,498	5,213
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits	9,872		11,011	11,401
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities	79,710		91,502	75,543
Retained deficit	(244,265)		(208,184)	(210,595)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(55,811)	$ (59,057)	(66,386)	(43,260)	$ (41,578)	$ (38,326)
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.	170,404		193,994	214,079
Total equity	173,761		197,268	217,304		248,597
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,961,629		$ 1,626,646	1,999,659
Inventory Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net				0
Inventories				(35,254)
Total current assets				(35,254)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates				0
Total assets				(35,254)
Income taxes				2,345
Total current liabilities				2,345
Deferred income taxes				0
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits				0
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities				0
Retained deficit				(37,599)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				0
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.				(37,599)
Total equity				(37,599)		(17,744)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				(35,254)
Receivables Adjustments [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Trade and other receivables, net				(1,455)
Inventories				0
Total current assets				(1,455)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates				0
Total assets				(1,455)
Income taxes				(534)
Total current liabilities				(534)
Deferred income taxes				0
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits				0
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities				0
Retained deficit				(921)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				0
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.				(921)
Total equity				(921)		(8,772)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				(1,455)
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				(2,909)
Total current liabilities				(2,909)
Deferred income taxes				216
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits				2,109
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities				250
Retained deficit				1,089
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(225)
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.				864
Total equity				864		(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				221,128
Inventories				961,064
Total current assets				1,617,530
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates				53,769
Total assets				2,035,838
Income taxes				9,194
Total current liabilities				767,678
Deferred income taxes				4,997
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits				9,292
Pension, postretirement and other long-term liabilities				75,293
Retained deficit				(173,164)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(43,035)
Total stockholders' equity of Alliance One International, Inc.				251,735
Total equity				254,960		$ 276,888
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				$ 2,035,838