STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ 65,445	$ (28,034)	$ (102,876)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	28,361	29,623	32,427
Debt amortization/interest	11,333	8,816	12,707
Debt retirement	0	(771)	57,449
Restructuring and asset impairment charges	5,888	9,118	5,111
Loss on foreign currency transactions	6,498	8,274	12,348
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	(597)	(1,751)	(3,175)
Reconsolidation of subsidiary	(106,203)	0	0
Gain on disposition of stock in subsidiaries	0	0	(20,369)
Loss on acquisition of equity method investment	0	0	1,253
Bad debt expense	(169)	12,368	312
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates, net of dividends	(4,105)	(2,823)	783
Stock-based compensation	2,874	3,194	3,222
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
Trade and other receivables	(149,825)	(50,358)	51,085
Inventories and advances to tobacco suppliers	(13,747)	(3,992)	168,900
Deferred items	(2,439)	(18,025)	4,888
Recoverable income taxes	(8,563)	(1,372)	(1,370)
Payables and accrued expenses	46,767	(23,408)	26,838
Advances from customers	(19,224)	(3,638)	3,330
Current derivative asset	1,373	(1,373)	3,145
Prepaids	6,218	1,743	4,238
Income taxes	2,943	5,511	538
Other operating assets and liabilities	(8,382)	1,452	(1,127)
Other, net	227	223	2,815
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	(135,327)	(55,223)	262,472
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(17,194)	(25,273)	(24,928)
Intangibles, including internally developed software costs	0	(781)	(7,803)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	2,270	16,840	9,336
Proceeds on sale of subsidiaries, net of cash divested	0	0	3,513
Payments to acquire equity method investments	0	(1,655)	(3,500)
Change in restricted cash	(276)	(1,678)	268
Surrender of life insurance policies	1,675	1,194	2,861
Other, net	0	(309)	(196)
Net cash used by investing activities	(13,525)	(11,662)	(20,449)
Financing activities
Net proceeds (repayments) of short-term borrowings	21,360	145,988	(87,398)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	210,000	300,000	1,075,877
Repayment of long-term borrowings	(32,867)	(463,341)	(1,030,256)
Debt issuance cost	(5,325)	(6,538)	(22,764)
Debt retirement cost	0	0	(36,033)
Other, net	455	455	111
Net cash used by financing activities	193,623	(23,436)	(100,463)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	823	(608)	1,192
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	45,594	(90,929)	142,752
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	143,849	234,778	92,026
Cash assumed in reconsolidation of subsidiary	10,277	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	199,720	143,849	234,778
Other information:
Cash paid for income taxes	20,369	16,192	17,911
Cash paid for interest	104,882	98,957	105,192
Cash received from interest	$ (7,291)	$ (6,529)	$ (8,799)