Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Processed tobacco	$ 765,969	$ 490,674	$ 745,534
Unprocessed tobacco	142,912	206,760	144,218
Other	27,300	43,509	36,058
Inventory total	$ 936,181	$ 740,943	$ 925,810