Restatement of Previously Reported Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 339,142	$ 359,979	$ 566,192	$ 596,864
Gross profit	50,281	54,874	84,332	84,271
Operating income	18,446	26,283	13,170	23,378
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items	(11,254)	(1,225)	(45,295)	(30,529)
Net loss	(15,613)	(21,123)	(47,152)	(47,080)
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.	(15,657)	(21,065)	(47,163)	(47,015)
Total current assets	1,514,880	1,569,214	1,514,880	1,569,214	$ 1,490,358
Total non-current assets		144,492		144,492	200,315
Total assets	1,998,724	1,946,120	1,998,724	1,946,120	1,968,198
Non-current liabilities	1,016,723	1,001,544	1,016,723	1,001,544	1,018,700
Total equity	226,413	155,931	226,413	155,931	274,672	$ 194,064
Total liabilities and equity	1,998,724	1,946,120	1,998,724	1,946,120	1,968,198
Retained deficit	$ (193,019)	(258,403)	$ (193,019)	(258,403)	(145,856)	(211,388)
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods and services sold		0		0
Gross profit		0		0
Operating income		0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		0		0
Net loss		0		0
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		0		0
Total current assets		0		0
Total non-current assets		(10,810)		(10,810)	(9,875)
Total assets		(10,810)		(10,810)	(9,875)
Non-current liabilities		(10,810)		(10,810)	(9,875)
Total equity		0		0
Total liabilities and equity		(10,810)		(10,810)	(9,875)
Retained deficit		0		0		0
As Previously Reported
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods and services sold		360,615		597,500
Gross profit		54,238		83,635
Operating income		25,647		22,742
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		(1,861)		(31,165)
Net loss		(21,759)		(47,716)
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		(21,701)		(47,651)
Total current assets		1,559,974		1,559,974
Total non-current assets		155,302		155,302	210,190
Total assets		1,947,690		1,947,690	1,978,073
Non-current liabilities		1,000,546		1,000,546	1,028,575
Total equity		158,499		158,499
Total liabilities and equity		1,947,690		1,947,690	1,978,073
Retained deficit		(255,835)		(255,835)		(208,184)
Restatement Adjustment | Inventory and Tax Adjustments
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods and services sold		(636)		(636)
Gross profit		636		636
Operating income		636		636
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		636		636
Net loss		636		636
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		636		636
Total current assets		(2,568)		(2,568)
Total non-current assets		0		0	0
Total assets		(2,568)		(2,568)	0
Non-current liabilities		0		0	0
Total equity		(2,568)		(2,568)
Total liabilities and equity		(2,568)		(2,568)	0
Retained deficit		(2,568)		(2,568)		(3,204)
Restatement Adjustment | Reclassifications
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods and services sold		0		0
Gross profit		0		0
Operating income		0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		0		0
Net loss		0		0
Net loss attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		0		0
Total current assets		11,808		11,808
Total non-current assets		0		0	0
Total assets		11,808		11,808	0
Non-current liabilities		11,808		11,808	0
Total equity		0		0
Total liabilities and equity		11,808		11,808	$ 0
Retained deficit		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0