Restatement of Previously Reported Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 389,383	$ 422,401	$ 955,576	$ 1,019,265
Gross profit	65,152	68,738	149,484	153,009
Operating income	38,654	38,683	51,823	62,061
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items	3,031	11,071	(42,263)	(19,457)
Net income (loss)	(15,595)	11,685	(62,747)	(35,395)
Net income attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.	(15,457)	11,735	(62,620)	(35,280)
Total current assets	1,570,548	1,587,104	1,570,548	1,587,104	$ 1,490,358
Total non-current assets		144,801		144,801	200,315
Total assets	2,036,315	1,960,691	2,036,315	1,960,691	1,968,198
Non-current liabilities	1,083,580	1,013,175	1,083,580	1,013,175	1,018,700
Total equity	208,188	171,358	208,188	171,358	274,672	$ 194,064
Total liabilities and equity	2,036,315	1,960,691	2,036,315	1,960,691	1,968,198
Statement of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity
Retained Deficit, Beginning Balance			(145,856)	(211,388)
Retained Deficit, Ending Balance	$ (208,476)	(246,668)	$ (208,476)	(246,668)
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 income (loss)		0		0
Net income attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		0		0
Total current assets		0		0
Total non-current assets		(10,343)		(10,343)	(9,875)
Total assets		(10,343)		(10,343)	(9,875)
Non-current liabilities		(10,343)		(10,343)	(9,875)
Total equity		0		0
Total liabilities and equity		(10,343)		(10,343)	(9,875)
Statement of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity
Retained Deficit, Beginning Balance				0
Retained Deficit, Ending Balance		0		0
As Previously Reported
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods and services sold		422,566		1,020,066
Gross profit		68,573		152,208
Operating income		38,518		61,260
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		10,906		(20,258)
Net income (loss)		11,520		(36,196)
Net income attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		11,570		(36,081)
Total current assets		1,577,699		1,577,699
Total non-current assets		155,144		155,144	210,190
Total assets		1,961,629		1,961,629	1,978,073
Non-current liabilities		1,011,710		1,011,710	1,028,575
Total equity		173,761		173,761
Total liabilities and equity		1,961,629		1,961,629	1,978,073
Statement of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity
Retained Deficit, Beginning Balance				(208,184)
Retained Deficit, Ending Balance		(244,265)		(244,265)
Restatement Adjustment | Inventory and Tax Adjustments
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods and services sold		(165)		(801)
Gross profit		165		801
Operating income		165		801
Income (loss) before income taxes and other items		165		801
Net income (loss)		165		801
Net income attributable to Alliance One International, Inc.		165		801
Total current assets		(2,403)		(2,403)
Total non-current assets		0		0	0
Total assets		(2,403)		(2,403)	0
Non-current liabilities		0		0	0
Total equity		(2,403)		(2,403)
Total liabilities and equity		(2,403)		(2,403)	0
Statement of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity
Retained Deficit, Beginning Balance				(3,204)
Retained Deficit, Ending Balance		(2,403)		(2,403)
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 income (loss)		0		0
Net income 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
Statement of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity
Retained Deficit, Beginning Balance				0
Retained Deficit, Ending Balance		$ 0		$ 0