Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales and other operating revenues	$ 276,670	$ 290,989
Cost of goods and services sold	236,958	249,594
Gross profit	39,712	41,395
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	49,377	38,084
Other income, net	2,948	2,921
Restructuring and asset impairment charges	212	1,541
Operating (loss) income	(6,929)	4,691
Debt retirement expense (benefit)	0	(84)
Interest expense (includes debt amortization of $2,208 and $2,329 for 2019 and 2018, respectively)	33,812	32,912
Interest income	1,154	888
Loss before income taxes and other items	(39,587)	(27,249)
Income tax expense (benefit)	23,453	(25,270)
Equity in net income of investee companies	877	566
Net loss	(62,163)	(1,413)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(366)	(654)
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc.	$ (61,797)	$ (759)
Loss per share:
Basic (USD per share)	$ (6.79)	$ (0.08)
Diluted (USD per share)	$ (6.79)	$ (0.08)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	9,100	9,027
Diluted (shares)	9,100	9,027