Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Company is a global agricultural company with more than 145 years of experience delivering value-added products and services to businesses and customers. The Company is a trusted provider of responsibly sourced, independently verified, sustainable, and traceable products and ingredients. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to annual reporting on Form 10-K. Going Concern In an effort to address the Company's maturing long-term debt, the Company contemplated a number of actions, including reviewing of strategic business alternatives, evaluating and developing plans for a partial monetization of its interests in certain subsidiaries in the Other Products and Services segment, and implementing a global operations efficiency program. After implementing certain of these actions, evaluating other financing alternatives, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company determined that it will not have liquidity to fund near-term operations. As a result, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries commenced the Chapter 11 Cases on June 15, 2020. See Note 28. "Subsequent Events" to the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional information, including the definitions of certain capitalized terms used in Note 1. The Company and such subsidiaries operated as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court until their emergence from bankruptcy. The Company’s other subsidiaries were not part of the Chapter 11 Cases, and have continued to operate in the ordinary course of business. The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and contemplate the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities or other adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern or as a consequence of the Chapter 11 Cases. As a result of the Company's financial condition and the near-term maturities of substantial indebtedness, substantial doubt existed as of March 31, 2020 that the Company would be able to continue as a going concern. Based on the confirmation of the Plan by the Bankruptcy Court and the effectiveness of the Plan, there is no longer substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. COVID-19 The Company has been closely monitoring the impact of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") on the Company and its workforce since January 2020. In March 2020, the World Health Organization recognized the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic and government actions implemented to contain the further spread of COVID-19 have severely restricted economic activity around the world. The Company’s businesses have been classified as an “essential” business under governmental shelter-in-place and similar orders in many of the jurisdictions in which we operate. As such, the Company is still able to produce and sell products. The Company’s production facilities are still operating but, in some instances, at lower production levels than planned due to the shelter in-place mandates. While the Company’s supply chains and distribution channels have experienced delays, the Company currently has adequate supply of products to meet forecasted demand for fiscal 2021. The Company implemented various measures to reduce the spread of the virus including working from home, restricting visitors to production locations, splitting production workforce, reducing the on-site production workforce levels, screening workers before they enter facilities, implementing social distancing, and encouraging employees to adhere to prevention measures recommended by the Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Equity Method Investments The Company’s equity method investments and its cost method investments are non-marketable securities. When not required to consolidate its investment in another entity, the Company uses the equity method if it (i) can exercise significant influence over the other entity, and (ii) holds common stock and/or in-substance common stock of the other entity. Under the equity method, investments are carried at cost, plus or minus the Company’s equity in the increases or decreases of the investee’s net assets after the date of acquisition. The Company continually monitors its equity method investments for factors indicating other-than-temporary impairment. The Company's proportionate share of the net income or loss of these entities is included in income from unconsolidated affiliates, net within the consolidated statements of operations. Dividends received from the investee reduce the carrying amount of the investment. Distributions from equity method investees are accounted for based on the cumulative earnings approach to determine whether they represent a return of investment, or a return on investment. Variable Interest Entities The Company holds variable interests in multiple variable interest entities, which primarily procure or process inventory on behalf of the Company or are securitization entities. These variable interests relate to equity investments, receivables, guarantees, and securitized receivables. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of the majority of these entities as it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entities, due to the entities’ management and board of directors’ structure. As a result, the majority of these variable interest entities are not consolidated. The Company holds a majority voting interest and is the primary beneficiary of its variable interest in Humble Juice Co., LLC, a consolidated entity for which the related intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Creditors of the Company’s variable interest entities do not have recourse against the general credit of the Company. The Company's investments in unconsolidated variable interest entities are classified as investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company's receivables with variable interest entities are classified as long-term notes receivable, related parties and accounts receivable, related parties in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company's maximum exposure to loss in these variable interest entities is represented by the investments, receivables, guarantees, and the deferred purchase price on the sale of securitized receivables. Use of Estimates The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from the Company's estimates and assumptions. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, revenue recognition, pension and postretirement health care benefits, inventory reserves, accounts receivable reserves, bank loan guarantees to suppliers and unconsolidated subsidiaries, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, future cash flows associated with impairment testing for long-lived assets, deferred tax assets and uncertain income tax positions, intrastate tax credits in Brazil, fair value determinations of financial assets and liabilities, including derivatives, securitized beneficial interests, and counterparty risk. Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation in the restructuring and asset impairment charges in the consolidated statements of cash flows, and the components within inventory. Subsequent to the issuance of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 financial statements, management identified a classification error of an additional investment in consolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of cash flows. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, the Company restated its consolidated statements of cash flows to correct the misclassification. The misclassification resulted in an understatement of net cash provided by investing activities and an understatement of net cash used by financing activities of $13,470 in the consolidated statement of cash flows related to additional investments in consolidated affiliates. This restatement did not affect the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, or consolidated statements of stockholder's equity for any period. Segment Information The Company's operations are managed and reported in ten operating segments that are organized by product category and geographic area and aggregated into three reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Leaf - North America, Leaf - Other Regions, and Other Products and Services. In reviewing operations, the Company concluded that the economic characteristics of Leaf - North America operations were dissimilar from the other Leaf geographic operating segments in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America, which have been consolidated into one reportable segment, "Leaf - Other Regions". The five other operating segments are aggregated into the "Other Products and Services" reportable segment as they do not meet the quantitative thresholds to be individually reportable. These segment groupings are consistent with information used by the chief operating decision maker to assess performance and allocate resources. The types of products and services from which each reportable segment derived its revenues during the reported periods are as follows: •Leaf - North America ships tobacco to manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products around the world. Leaf - North America is more concentrated on processing and other activities compared to the rest of the world. •Leaf - Other Regions ships tobacco to manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products around the world. Leaf - Other Regions sells a small amount of processed but un-threshed flue-cured and burley tobacco in loose-leaf and bundle form to certain customers. •Other Products and Services primarily consists of cannabis and e-liquid products. Cannabis was legalized for adult use in Canada on October 17, 2018. The cannabis products of the Company's Canadian subsidiaries are sold primarily to municipally-owned retailers in the provinces of Prince Edward Island, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia in the Canadian market. E-liquids products are sold through retailers and directly to consumers via e-commerce platforms and other distribution channels. The Company evaluates the operating performance of its segments based upon information included in management reports. Corporate general expenses are allocated to the segments based upon segment selling, general, and administrative expenses. Revenue Recognition The Company's revenue consists primarily of the sale of processed tobacco and fees charged for processing and related services to the manufacturers of tobacco products. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when the transfer of control of the distinct product or service to the customer occurs. For products, control is transferred and revenue is recognized at a point in time, in accordance with the shipping terms of the contract. For services, control is transferred and revenue is recognized over time using the input method based on a kilogram of packed tobacco. A kilogram of processed tobacco (or tobacco processing services resulting in a kilogram of processed tobacco) is the only material and distinct performance obligation for the Company’s tobacco revenue streams. Consideration is attributed to the performance of this obligation. The Company does not disclose information related to its unsatisfied performance obligations with an expected duration of one year or less. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. Contract costs primarily include labor, material, shipping and handling, and overhead expenses. Assets Recognized from the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer The Company records product and supply contract intangible assets for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if the Company expects the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year, and if such costs are material. The Company applies a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less. Capitalized costs to obtain a contract are classified as other intangible assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets. Contract Balances The Company generally records a receivable when revenue is recognized as the timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of payment from customers. Payment terms and conditions vary by contract, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 60 days. The Company applied a practical expedient not to adjust the transaction price for the effects of financing components when the period between when the Company transfers a promised good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service is one year or less. As a result, where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of payment, the Company determined its contracts do not include a significant financing component. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the trade receivables, net balance. The Company determines the allowance based on historical experience and other currently available information. The provision for doubtful accounts is recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the statements of consolidated operations. Significant Judgments The Company has identified two main forms of variable consideration in its contracts with customers: warehousing fees for storing customer-controlled tobacco until the customer requests shipment and claims resulting from tobacco that does not meet customer specifications. Warehousing fees are either included in the price of tobacco based on the customers' best estimate of the date they will request shipment or separately charged using a per-day storage rate. When the Company enters into a contract with a customer, the price communicated is the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive. Price adjustments for tobacco not meeting customer specifications for shrinkage, improper blend, or chemical makeup, etc. are handled through a claims allowance that is assessed quarterly. Since the Company has a large number of customer contracts with similar characteristics, the volume of tobacco sold each year is substantial, and the Company has historical data related to claims, the Company is able to estimate the amount of expected claims using the expected value method. Taxes Collected from Customers Certain subsidiaries are subject to value-added taxes on local sales. Value-added taxes on local sales are recorded in sales and other operating revenues and cost of goods and services sold in the consolidated statements of operations. Shipping and Handling The Company elected to account for shipping and handling as activities to fulfill its performance obligations, regardless of when control transfers. Shipping and handling fees that are billed to customers are recognized in sales and other operating revenues and the associated shipping and handling costs are recognized in cost of goods and services sold in the statements of consolidated operations. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. Inventories, Net Costs in inventory include processed tobacco inventory, unprocessed tobacco inventory, other tobacco related, and other inventory. Costs of unprocessed tobacco inventories are determined by the average cost method, which include the cost of green tobacco. Costs of processed tobacco inventories are determined by the average cost method, which include both the cost of unprocessed tobacco, as well as direct and indirect costs related to processing the product. Costs of other non-tobacco inventory are determined by the first-in, first-out method, which include costs of packing materials, non-tobacco agricultural products, and agricultural supplies including seed, fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides. Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value (“LCM”). The Company evaluates its inventories for LCM adjustments by country and type of inventory. Processed tobacco and unprocessed tobacco are evaluated separately for LCM purposes. The Company compares the cost of its processed tobacco to net realizable value based on the estimated selling price of similar grades when evaluating those balances for LCM adjustments. The Company also considers whether its processed tobacco is committed to a customer, whereby the expected sales price is utilized in determining the net realizable value for committed tobacco. In addition, the Company writes-down inventory balances for estimates of obsolescence. LCM and obsolescence inventory write-downs are recorded in cost of goods and services sold within the consolidated statements of operations. Advances to Suppliers, Net The Company purchases seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, and other products related to growing tobacco and advances them to farmers to assist in crop production. These seasonal advances are short term, represent prepaid inventory, and are recorded as advances to suppliers. Upon delivery of tobacco, part of the purchase price to the supplier is paid in cash and part through a reduction of the advance balance. The advances applied to the delivery are reclassified from advances to unprocessed inventory. The Company also has noncurrent advances, which generally represent the cost of advances to farmers for infrastructure, such as curing barns, recovered through the delivery of tobacco to the Company by the suppliers. Suppliers may not be able to settle the entire amount of advances due in a given year. In these situations, the Company may allow the suppliers to deliver tobacco over future crop years to recover its advances. Noncurrent advances to suppliers are recorded in other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company accounts for its advances to suppliers using a cost accumulation model, which reports advances at the lower of cost or recoverable amounts exclusive of the mark-up and interest. The mark-up and interest on its advances are recognized upon delivery of tobacco as a decrease in the cost of the current crop. Unrecovered advances are recorded in cost of goods and services sold in the consolidated statements of operations for abnormal yield adjustments or unrecovered advances from prior crops. Normal yield adjustments are capitalized into the cost of the current crop and are recorded in cost of goods and services sold as that crop is sold. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired and is allocated to the appropriate reporting unit when acquired. A reporting unit is an operating segment, or one level below an operating segment, referred to as a component. The components within the Company’s operating segments are aggregated into ten reporting units due to their similar economic characteristics. Goodwill is not subject to amortization and is tested for impairment annually, on the first day of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, or whenever events and circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. The Company utilized a qualitative assessment to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In performing the Company’s quantitative assessments, the Company utilized the discounted cash flow (“DCF”) method of the income approach. The future cash flows of the Company’s reporting units were projected based on estimates of future revenues, gross margins, operating income, excess net working capital, capital expenditures, and other factors. The Company utilized estimated revenue growth rates and cash flow projections. The discount rates utilized in the DCF method were based on a weighted-average cost of capital ("WACC") determined from relevant market comparisons and adjusted for specific reporting unit risks, country risk premiums, and capital structure. A terminal value estimated growth rate was applied to the final year of the projected period and reflected the Company’s estimate of perpetual growth. The Company then calculated a present value of the respective cash flows for each reporting unit to arrive at an estimate of fair value under the income approach. The Company then reconciled the estimated fair value of its reporting units to its total public market capitalization as of the valuation date. An implied control premium was calculated based on the Company’s stock price as of the valuation date and compared to control premiums paid in recent industry transactions for reasonableness. The carrying amount of goodwill exceeded its fair value. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge. The Company has intangible assets with definite useful lives. These intangible assets are assessed annually and tested for impairment whenever factors indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Production and supply contracts are amortized based on the expected realization of the benefit over the term of the contracts ranging from three to five years. The trade name, customer relationship, and license intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over eight, eight to twenty years, and five to twenty years, respectively. The amortization period is the term of the contract or, if no term is specified in the contract, management’s best estimate of the useful life based on past experience. Internally developed software is amortized on a straight-line basis over three to five years once the software testing is complete. Events and changes in circumstance may either result in a revision in the estimated useful life or impairment of an intangible. Amortization expense associated with finite-lived intangible assets is recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations, except for production and supply contracts which is recorded against the associated revenues. Leases The Company has operating leases for land, buildings, automobiles, and other equipment that expire at various dates through 2040. Leases for real estate generally have initial terms ranging from 2 to 15 years, excluding renewal options. Leases for equipment generally have initial terms ranging from 2 to 5 years excluding renewal options. Most leases have fixed rentals, with many of the real estate leases requiring additional payments for real estate taxes. These lease terms may include optional renewals, terminations or purchases, which are considered in the Company’s assessments when such options are reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company measures right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities based on the present value of remaining lease payments, including in-substance fixed payments, the current payment amount when payments depend on an index or rate (e.g., inflation adjustments, market renewals), and the amount the Company believes is probable to be paid to the lessor under residual value guarantees, when applicable. Lease contracts may include fixed payments for non-lease components, such as maintenance, which are included in the measurement of lease liabilities for certain asset classes based on the Company’s election to combine lease and non-lease components. The Company does not recognize short-term leases, those lease contracts with durations of twelve months or lease, in the consolidated balance sheets. As applicable borrowing rates are not typically implied within the lease arrangements, the Company discounts lease payments based on its estimated incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement, or modification, which is based on the Company’s estimated credit rating, the lease term at commencement, and the contract currency of the lease arrangement. Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net Property, plant, and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Buildings are depreciated over a range of 20 to 30 years. Machinery and equipment are depreciated over a range of three to ten years. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The cost of major improvements are capitalized. Upon sale or disposition of an asset, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the balance sheet accounts and the resulting gain or loss is included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. Long-lived assets are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is performed at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows at which the asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties and may be estimated using a number of techniques, including quoted market prices or valuations, present value techniques based on estimates of cash flows, or multiples of earnings or revenue performance measures. Capitalized Interest Interest is capitalized on significant construction in progress using the weighted average interest rate during the capitalization period. Guarantees The Company's guarantees are primarily related to bank loans to suppliers for crop production financing. The Company guarantees bank loans of certain unconsolidated subsidiaries in Asia and South America. Under longer-term arrangements, the Company may guarantee financing on suppliers’ construction of curing barns or other tobacco production assets. Guaranteed loans are generally repaid concurrent with the delivery of tobacco to the Company. The Company is obligated to repay guaranteed loans should the supplier default. If default occurs, the Company has recourse against its various suppliers and their production assets. The fair value of the Company's guarantees are recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and included in crop costs, except for the joint venture in Brazil, which are included in accounts receivable, related parties. In Brazil, certain suppliers obtain government subsidized rural credit financing from local banks that is guaranteed by the Company. Upon delivery of tobacco, the Company remits payments to the local banks on behalf of the suppliers before paying the supplier. Amounts owed to suppliers are recorded in accounts payable in the consolidated balance sheets. Rural credit financing repayment is due to local banks based on contractual due dates. Income Taxes The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. The objective of the asset and liability method is to establish deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the income tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. The Company’s annual tax rate is based on its income, statutory tax rates, and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining tax expense and in evaluating tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties. The Company reviews its tax positions quarterly and adjusts the balances as new information becomes available. Deferred income tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The Company evaluates the recoverability of these future tax deductions by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings, and available tax planning strategies. As these sources of income inherently rely on estimates, the Company uses historical experience and short and long-range business forecasts to provide insight. The Company believes it is more likely than not that a majority of the deferred income tax assets may not be realized and has established a valuation allowance against those deferred income assets. Although expiration is not assured for the deferred income tax assets, we believe it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will fully expire within the applicable statutory expiration periods. However, deferred tax assets could become realizable in the near term if our overall capital structure is improved. The Company believes it is more likely than not the remaining deferred tax assets will be fully recoverable within the applicable statutory expiration periods. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Retirement Benefits The Company sponsors multiple benefit plans. The Company has a defined benefit plan that provides retirement benefits for certain U.S. salaried personnel based on years of service rendered, age, and compensation. The Company also maintains various other excess benefit and supplemental plans that provide additional benefits to certain individuals in key positions and individuals whose compensation and the resulting benefits that would have actually been paid are limited by regulations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, a Supplemental Retirement Account Plan ("SRAP") defined contribution plan is maintained. Additional non-U.S. plans sponsored by certain subsidiaries cover certain of the full-time employees located in Germany, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Postretirement Health and Life Insurance Benefits The Company provides certain health and life insurance benefits to retired U.S. employees (and their eligible dependents) who meet specified age and service requirements. The plan excludes new employees after September 2005 and caps the Company’s annual cost commitment to postretirement benefits for retirees. The Company retains the right, subject to existing agreements, to modify or eliminate these postretirement health and life insurance benefits in the future. The Company provides certain health and life insurance benefits to retired Brazilian directors and certain retirees located in Europe including their eligible dependents who meet specified requirements. Plan Assets The Company's policy is to contribute amounts to the plans sufficient to meet or exceed funding requirements of local governmental rules and regulations. Funding of our qualified defined benefit pension plans is determined in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The Company's investment objectives for plan assets are to generate consistent total investment return to pay anticipated plan benefits, while minimizing long-term costs and portfolio volatility. The financial objectives underlying this policy include maintaining plan contributions at a reasonable level relative to benefits provided and assuring unfunded obligations do not grow to a level that would adversely affect the Company's financial health. Portfolio performance is measured against investment objectives and objective benchmarks, including but not limited to: Citibank 90 Day Treasury Bill, Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Govt/Credit, Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate, Russell 1000 Value, Russell 1000 Growth, Russell 2500 Value, Russell 2500 Growth, MSCI EAFE, HFR Absolute Return, and HFR Equity Hedge. The portfolio objective is to exceed the actuarial return on assets assumption. Management and the plan's consultant regularly review portfolio allocations and periodically rebalance the portfolio to the targeted allocations according to the guidelines set forth in the Company's investment policy. Equity securities do not include the Company's common stock. The Company's diversification and risk control processes serve to minimize the concentration and experience of risk. There are no significant concentrations of risk, in terms of sector, industry, geography, or individual company or companies. In order to project the long-term investment return for the total portfolio, estimates are prepared for the total return of each major asset class over the subsequent 10-year period, or longer. Those estimates are based on a combination of factors including the current market interest rates and valuation levels, consensus earnings expectations and historical long-term risk premiums. To determine the aggregate return for the pension trust, the projected return of each individual asset class is then weighted according to the allocation to that investment area in the trust’s long-term asset allocation policy. The Company’s plan assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, equity securities, fixed income securities, equity and fixed income funds, real estate investments, and diversified investments. Plan assets are measured at fair value annually on March 31, the measurement date. The following are descriptions, valuation methodologies, and inputs used to determine the fair value of each major category of plan assets: •Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investment funds, primarily in diversified portfolios of investment grade money market instruments that are valued using quoted market prices or other valuation methods, and classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. •Equity securities are investments in common stock of domestic and international corporations in a variety of industry sectors, and are valued primarily using quoted market prices and generally classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. •Fixed income securities include U.S. Treasuries and agencies, debt obligations of foreign governments, and debt obligations in corporations of domestic and foreign issuers. The fair value of fixed income securities is based on observable prices for identical or comparable assets, adjusted by benchmark curves, sector grouping, matrix pricing, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads, and are generally classified within Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. •Investments in equity and fixed income mutual funds are publicly traded and valued primarily using quoted market prices and generally classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in commingled funds used in certain non-U.S. pension plans are not publicly traded, but the underlying assets held in these funds are traded in active markets and the prices for these assets are readily observable. Holdings in these commingled funds are generally classified as Level 2 investments. •Real estate investments include those in private limited partnerships that invest in various domestic and international commercial and residential real estate projects and publicly traded REIT securities. The fair values of private real estate assets are typically determined by using income and/or cost approaches or comparable sales approach, taking into consideration discount and capitalization rates, financial conditions, local market conditions, and the status of the capital markets, and are generally classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Publicly traded REIT securities are valued primarily using quoted market prices and are generally classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. •Diversified investments include those in limited partnerships that invest in non-publicly traded companies and mutual funds with an absolute return strategy. Their investment strategies include leveraged buyouts, venture capital, distressed investments, and investments in natural resources. These investments are valued using inputs such as trading multiples of comparable public securities, merger and acquisition activity and pricing data from the most recent equity financing taking into consideration illiquidity, and are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Mutual fund investments with absolute return strategies are publicly traded and valued using quoted market prices and are generally classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Foreign Currency Translation and Remeasurement The Company translates assets and liabilities of its foreign subsidiaries from their respective functional currencies to USD using exchange rates in effect at period end, except for non-monetary balance sheet accounts, which are translated at historical exchange rates. The Company's results of operations and its cash flows are translated using average exchange rates for each reporting period. Resulting currency translation adjustments are reflected as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets. The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries, for which the USD is the functional currency and which have certain transactions denominated in a local currency, are remeasured into USD. The remeasurement of local currencies into USD results in remeasurement adjustments that are included in net income. Exchange gains (losses) from remeasurement are recorded in cost of goods and services sold and other income, net within the consolidated statements of operations. Securitized Receivables The Company sold trade receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions under three accounts receivable securitization facilities. Under the facilities, the receivables sold for cash are removed from the consolidated balance sheets. Under the first and second facilities, a portion of the purchase price for the receivables is paid by the unaffiliated financial institutions in cash and the balance is a deferred purchase price receivable, which is paid as payments on the receivables are collected from account debtors. The net cash proceeds received by the Company in cash at the time of sale (cash purchase price) are included as cash used by operating activities in the statements of consolidated cash flows. The deferred purchase price receivable represents a continuing involvement and a beneficial interest in the transferred financial assets and is recognized at fair value as part of the sale transaction. The deferred purchase price receivables are included in trade and other receivables, net in the consolidated balance sheets and are valued using unobservable inputs (i.e., Level three inputs), primarily discounted cash flow. On April 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-15 and in accordance with this guidance, the net cash proceeds received by the Company as deferred purchase price are included in net cash provided by investing activities in the statements of consolidated cash flows. Additionally, cash obtained as a beneficial interest for transferring trade receivables in a securitization transaction has been added as a noncash disclosure to the statements of consolidated cash flows. The difference between the carrying amount of the receivables sold under these facilities and the sum of the cash and fair value of the other assets received at the time of transfer is recognized as a loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in other income, net in the statements of consolidated operations. Program costs are recorded in other income, net in the statements of consolidated operations. Stock-Based Compensation The Company’s shareholders approved the 2016 Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 12, 2016. The 2016 Plan is the successor to the 2007 Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), which was amended on August 11, 2011 and August 6, 2009. The 2016 Plan is an omnibus plan that provides the Company the flexibility to grant a variety of stock-based awards including stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, and cash-settled awards to its officers, directors, and employees. For stock-based awards without performance conditions, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award. For stock-based awards with performance conditions, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost using the accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period when the Company determines it is probable that the performance condition will be satisfied. The Company estimates forfeitures of stock-based awards using historical experience. Stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the statements of consolidated operations. Restricted Stock Awards Restricted stock is a form of common stock that is fully vested on the grant date, is nontransferable, and is not forfeitable, unless certain conditions are satisfied. The fair value of restricted shares is determined using the quoted market value of the Company’s stock on the grant date and is recognized as compensation cost on the grant date. Restricted Stock Units Restricted stock units differ from restricted stock in that zero shares are issued until restrictions lapse. Certain restricted stock units vest ratably over a three-year period and others vest 50% in the first year and 25% in each of the second and third years. The fair value of the restricted stock units is determined using the quoted market value of the Company’s stock on grant date and is recognized as compensation cost over the vesting period. Derivative Financial Instruments The Company uses forward or option currency contracts to manage risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates on foreign operations. These contracts are for green tobacco purchases, processing costs, and selling, general, and administrative expenses. The Company does not hold derivatives contracts for speculative or trading purposes. Derivative financial instruments are recorded in other current assets and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and are measured at fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized in earnings, unless the derivative is designated and qualifies to be in a hedge accounting relationship. For derivatives designated in a hedge accounting relationship, the Company evaluates hedge effectiveness at inception and on an ongoing basis. If a hedge relationship is no longer expected to be effective, the derivative in that relationship is de-designated and hedge accounting is discontinued. Changes in fair value of foreign currency derivatives designated in cash flow hedging relationships are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets and reclassified to earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Cash flows from derivatives are classified in the consolidated statements of cash flows in the same category as the cash flows from the underlying hedged items. The Company has elected not to offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments with the same counterparty under a master netting agreement.

The Company is a global agricultural company with more than 145 years of experience delivering value-added products and services to businesses and customers. The Company is a trusted provider of responsibly sourced, independently verified, sustainable, and traceable products and ingredients.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to annual reporting on Form 10-K.

In an effort to address the Company's maturing long-term debt, the Company contemplated a number of actions, including reviewing of strategic business alternatives, evaluating and developing plans for a partial monetization of its interests in certain subsidiaries in the Other Products and Services segment, and implementing a global operations efficiency program. After implementing certain of these actions, evaluating other financing alternatives, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company determined that it will not have liquidity to fund near-term operations. As a result, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries commenced the Chapter 11 Cases on June 15, 2020. See Note 28. "Subsequent Events" to the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional information, including the definitions of certain capitalized terms used in Note 1. The Company and such subsidiaries operated as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court until their emergence from bankruptcy. The Company’s other subsidiaries were not part of the Chapter 11 Cases, and have continued to operate in the ordinary course of business.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and contemplate the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities or other adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern or as a consequence of the Chapter 11 Cases. As a result of the Company's financial condition and the near-term maturities of substantial indebtedness, substantial doubt existed as of March 31, 2020 that the Company would be able to continue as a going concern. Based on the confirmation of the Plan by the Bankruptcy Court and the effectiveness of the Plan, there is no longer substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company has been closely monitoring the impact of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") on the Company and its workforce since January 2020. In March 2020, the World Health Organization recognized the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic and government actions implemented to contain the further spread of COVID-19 have severely restricted economic activity around the world. The Company’s businesses have been classified as an “essential” business under governmental shelter-in-place and similar orders in many of the jurisdictions in which we operate. As such, the Company is still able to produce and sell products. The Company’s production facilities are still operating but, in some instances, at lower production levels than planned due to the shelter in-place mandates. While the Company’s supply chains and distribution channels have experienced delays, the Company currently has adequate supply of products to meet forecasted demand for fiscal 2021.

The Company implemented various measures to reduce the spread of the virus including working from home, restricting visitors to production locations, splitting production workforce, reducing the on-site production workforce levels, screening workers before they enter facilities, implementing social distancing, and encouraging employees to adhere to prevention measures recommended by the Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization.

The Company’s equity method investments and its cost method investments are non-marketable securities. When not required to consolidate its investment in another entity, the Company uses the equity method if it (i) can exercise significant influence over the other entity, and (ii) holds common stock and/or in-substance common stock of the other entity. Under the equity method, investments are carried at cost, plus or minus the Company’s equity in the increases or decreases of the investee’s net assets after the date of acquisition. The Company continually monitors its equity method investments for factors indicating

other-than-temporary impairment. The Company's proportionate share of the net income or loss of these entities is included in income from unconsolidated affiliates, net within the consolidated statements of operations. Dividends received from the investee reduce the carrying amount of the investment. Distributions from equity method investees are accounted for based on the cumulative earnings approach to determine whether they represent a return of investment, or a return on investment.

The Company holds variable interests in multiple variable interest entities, which primarily procure or process inventory on behalf of the Company or are securitization entities. These variable interests relate to equity investments, receivables, guarantees, and securitized receivables. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of the majority of these entities as it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entities, due to the entities’ management and board of directors’ structure. As a result, the majority of these variable interest entities are not consolidated. The Company holds a majority voting interest and is the primary beneficiary of its variable interest in Humble Juice Co., LLC, a consolidated entity for which the related intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Creditors of the Company’s variable interest entities do not have recourse against the general credit of the Company.

The Company's investments in unconsolidated variable interest entities are classified as investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company's receivables with variable interest entities are classified as long-term notes receivable, related parties and accounts receivable, related parties in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company's maximum exposure to loss in these variable interest entities is represented by the investments, receivables, guarantees, and the deferred purchase price on the sale of securitized receivables.

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from the Company's estimates and assumptions. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, revenue recognition, pension and postretirement health care benefits, inventory reserves, accounts receivable reserves, bank loan guarantees to suppliers and unconsolidated subsidiaries, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, future cash flows associated with impairment testing for long-lived assets, deferred tax assets and uncertain income tax positions, intrastate tax credits in Brazil, fair value determinations of financial assets and liabilities, including derivatives, securitized beneficial interests, and counterparty risk.

Subsequent to the issuance of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 financial statements, management identified a classification error of an additional investment in consolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of cash flows. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, the Company restated its consolidated statements of cash flows to correct the misclassification. The misclassification resulted in an understatement of net cash provided by investing activities and an understatement of net cash used by financing activities of $13,470 in the consolidated statement of cash flows related to additional investments in consolidated affiliates. This restatement did not affect the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, or consolidated statements of stockholder's equity for any period.

The Company's operations are managed and reported in ten operating segments that are organized by product category and geographic area and aggregated into three reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Leaf - North America, Leaf - Other Regions, and Other Products and Services. In reviewing operations, the Company concluded that the economic characteristics of Leaf - North America operations were dissimilar from the other Leaf geographic operating segments in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America, which have been consolidated into one reportable segment, "Leaf - Other Regions". The five other operating segments are aggregated into the "Other Products and Services" reportable segment as they do not meet the quantitative thresholds to be individually reportable. These segment groupings are consistent with information used by the chief operating decision maker to assess performance and allocate resources.

•Other Products and Services primarily consists of cannabis and e-liquid products. Cannabis was legalized for adult use in Canada on October 17, 2018. The cannabis products of the Company's Canadian subsidiaries are sold primarily to municipally-owned retailers in the provinces of Prince Edward Island, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia in the Canadian market. E-liquids products are sold through retailers and directly to consumers via e-commerce platforms and other distribution channels.

The Company's revenue consists primarily of the sale of processed tobacco and fees charged for processing and related services to the manufacturers of tobacco products. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when the transfer of control of the distinct product or service to the customer occurs. For products, control is transferred and revenue is recognized at a point in time, in accordance with the shipping terms of the contract. For services, control is transferred and revenue is recognized over time using the input method based on a kilogram of packed tobacco. A kilogram of processed tobacco (or tobacco processing services resulting in a kilogram of processed tobacco) is the only material and distinct performance obligation for the Company’s tobacco revenue streams. Consideration is attributed to the performance of this obligation. The Company does not disclose information related to its unsatisfied performance obligations with an expected duration of one year or less.

The Company records product and supply contract intangible assets for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if the Company expects the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year, and if such costs are material. The Company applies a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less. Capitalized costs to obtain a contract are classified as other intangible assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company generally records a receivable when revenue is recognized as the timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of payment from customers. Payment terms and conditions vary by contract, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 60 days. The Company applied a practical expedient not to adjust the transaction price for the effects of financing components when the period between when the Company transfers a promised good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service is one year or less. As a result, where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of payment, the Company determined its contracts do not include a significant financing component.

The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the trade receivables, net balance. The Company determines the allowance based on historical experience and other currently available information. The provision for doubtful accounts is recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the statements of consolidated operations.

The Company has identified two main forms of variable consideration in its contracts with customers: warehousing fees for storing customer-controlled tobacco until the customer requests shipment and claims resulting from tobacco that does not meet customer specifications. Warehousing fees are either included in the price of tobacco based on the customers' best estimate of the date they will request shipment or separately charged using a per-day storage rate. When the Company enters into a contract with a customer, the price communicated is the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive. Price adjustments for tobacco not meeting customer specifications for shrinkage, improper blend, or chemical makeup, etc. are handled through a claims allowance that is assessed quarterly. Since the Company has a large number of customer contracts with similar characteristics, the volume of tobacco sold each year is substantial, and the Company has historical data related to claims, the Company is able to estimate the amount of expected claims using the expected value method.

The Company elected to account for shipping and handling as activities to fulfill its performance obligations, regardless of when control transfers. Shipping and handling fees that are billed to customers are recognized in sales and other operating revenues and the associated shipping and handling costs are recognized in cost of goods and services sold in the statements of consolidated operations.

Costs in inventory include processed tobacco inventory, unprocessed tobacco inventory, other tobacco related, and other inventory. Costs of unprocessed tobacco inventories are determined by the average cost method, which include the cost of green tobacco. Costs of processed tobacco inventories are determined by the average cost method, which include both the cost of unprocessed tobacco, as well as direct and indirect costs related to processing the product. Costs of other non-tobacco inventory are determined by the first-in, first-out method, which include costs of packing materials, non-tobacco agricultural products, and agricultural supplies including seed, fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides.

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value (“LCM”). The Company evaluates its inventories for LCM adjustments by country and type of inventory. Processed tobacco and unprocessed tobacco are evaluated separately for LCM purposes. The Company compares the cost of its processed tobacco to net realizable value based on the estimated selling price of similar grades when evaluating those balances for LCM adjustments. The Company also considers whether its processed tobacco is committed to a customer, whereby the expected sales price is utilized in determining the net realizable value for committed tobacco. In addition, the Company writes-down inventory balances for estimates of obsolescence. LCM and obsolescence inventory write-downs are recorded in cost of goods and services sold within the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company purchases seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, and other products related to growing tobacco and advances them to farmers to assist in crop production. These seasonal advances are short term, represent prepaid inventory, and are recorded as advances to suppliers. Upon delivery of tobacco, part of the purchase price to the supplier is paid in cash and part through a reduction of the advance balance. The advances applied to the delivery are reclassified from advances to unprocessed inventory.

The Company also has noncurrent advances, which generally represent the cost of advances to farmers for infrastructure, such as curing barns, recovered through the delivery of tobacco to the Company by the suppliers. Suppliers may not be able to settle the entire amount of advances due in a given year. In these situations, the Company may allow the suppliers to deliver tobacco over future crop years to recover its advances. Noncurrent advances to suppliers are recorded in other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company accounts for its advances to suppliers using a cost accumulation model, which reports advances at the lower of cost or recoverable amounts exclusive of the mark-up and interest. The mark-up and interest on its advances are recognized upon delivery of tobacco as a decrease in the cost of the current crop. Unrecovered advances are recorded in cost of goods and services sold in the consolidated statements of operations for abnormal yield adjustments or unrecovered advances from prior crops. Normal yield adjustments are capitalized into the cost of the current crop and are recorded in cost of goods and services sold as that crop is sold.

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired and is allocated to the appropriate reporting unit when acquired. A reporting unit is an operating segment, or one level below an operating segment, referred to as a component. The components within the Company’s operating segments are aggregated into ten reporting units due to their similar economic characteristics. Goodwill is not subject to amortization and is tested for impairment annually, on the first day of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, or whenever events and circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred.

The Company utilized a qualitative assessment to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In performing the Company’s quantitative assessments, the Company utilized the discounted cash flow (“DCF”) method of the income approach. The future cash flows of the Company’s reporting units were projected based on estimates of future revenues, gross margins, operating income, excess net working capital, capital

expenditures, and other factors. The Company utilized estimated revenue growth rates and cash flow projections. The discount rates utilized in the DCF method were based on a weighted-average cost of capital ("WACC") determined from relevant market comparisons and adjusted for specific reporting unit risks, country risk premiums, and capital structure. A terminal value estimated growth rate was applied to the final year of the projected period and reflected the Company’s estimate of perpetual growth. The Company then calculated a present value of the respective cash flows for each reporting unit to arrive at an estimate of fair value under the income approach. The Company then reconciled the estimated fair value of its reporting units to its total public market capitalization as of the valuation date. An implied control premium was calculated based on the Company’s stock price as of the valuation date and compared to control premiums paid in recent industry transactions for reasonableness. The carrying amount of goodwill exceeded its fair value. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge.

The Company has intangible assets with definite useful lives. These intangible assets are assessed annually and tested for impairment whenever factors indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Production and supply contracts are amortized based on the expected realization of the benefit over the term of the contracts ranging from three to five years. The trade name, customer relationship, and license intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over eight, eight to twenty years, and five to twenty years, respectively. The amortization period is the term of the contract or, if no term is specified in the contract, management’s best estimate of the useful life based on past experience. Internally developed software is amortized on a straight-line basis over three to five years once the software testing is complete. Events and changes in circumstance may either result in a revision in the estimated useful life or impairment of an intangible. Amortization expense associated with finite-lived intangible assets is recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations, except for production and supply contracts which is recorded against the associated revenues.

The Company has operating leases for land, buildings, automobiles, and other equipment that expire at various dates through 2040. Leases for real estate generally have initial terms ranging from 2 to 15 years, excluding renewal options. Leases for equipment generally have initial terms ranging from 2 to 5 years excluding renewal options. Most leases have fixed rentals, with many of the real estate leases requiring additional payments for real estate taxes. These lease terms may include optional renewals, terminations or purchases, which are considered in the Company’s assessments when such options are reasonably certain to be exercised.

The Company measures right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities based on the present value of remaining lease payments, including in-substance fixed payments, the current payment amount when payments depend on an index or rate (e.g., inflation adjustments, market renewals), and the amount the Company believes is probable to be paid to the lessor under residual value guarantees, when applicable. Lease contracts may include fixed payments for non-lease components, such as maintenance, which are included in the measurement of lease liabilities for certain asset classes based on the Company’s election to combine lease and non-lease components. The Company does not recognize short-term leases, those lease contracts with durations of twelve months or lease, in the consolidated balance sheets.

As applicable borrowing rates are not typically implied within the lease arrangements, the Company discounts lease payments based on its estimated incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement, or modification, which is based on the Company’s estimated credit rating, the lease term at commencement, and the contract currency of the lease arrangement.

Property, plant, and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Buildings are depreciated over a range of 20 to 30 years. Machinery and equipment are depreciated over a range of three to ten years. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The cost of major improvements are capitalized. Upon sale or disposition of an asset, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the balance sheet accounts and the resulting gain or loss is included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations.

Long-lived assets are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is performed at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows at which the asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties and may be estimated using a number of techniques, including quoted market prices or valuations, present value techniques based on estimates of cash flows, or multiples of earnings or revenue performance measures.

The Company's guarantees are primarily related to bank loans to suppliers for crop production financing. The Company guarantees bank loans of certain unconsolidated subsidiaries in Asia and South America. Under longer-term arrangements, the Company may guarantee financing on suppliers’ construction of curing barns or other tobacco production assets. Guaranteed loans are generally repaid concurrent with the delivery of tobacco to the Company. The Company is obligated to repay guaranteed loans should the supplier default. If default occurs, the Company has recourse against its various suppliers and their production assets. The fair value of the Company's guarantees are recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and included in crop costs, except for the joint venture in Brazil, which are included in accounts receivable, related parties.

In Brazil, certain suppliers obtain government subsidized rural credit financing from local banks that is guaranteed by the Company. Upon delivery of tobacco, the Company remits payments to the local banks on behalf of the suppliers before paying the supplier. Amounts owed to suppliers are recorded in accounts payable in the consolidated balance sheets. Rural credit financing repayment is due to local banks based on contractual due dates.

The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. The objective of the asset and liability method is to establish deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the income tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled.

The Company’s annual tax rate is based on its income, statutory tax rates, and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining tax expense and in evaluating tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties. The Company reviews its tax positions quarterly and adjusts the balances as new information becomes available.

Deferred income tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The Company evaluates the recoverability of these future tax deductions by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings, and available tax planning strategies. As these sources of income inherently rely on estimates, the Company uses historical experience and short and long-range business forecasts to provide insight.

The Company believes it is more likely than not that a majority of the deferred income tax assets may not be realized and has established a valuation allowance against those deferred income assets. Although expiration is not assured for the deferred income tax assets, we believe it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will fully expire within the applicable statutory expiration periods. However, deferred tax assets could become realizable in the near term if our overall capital structure is improved. The Company believes it is more likely than not the remaining deferred tax assets will be fully recoverable within the applicable statutory expiration periods.

The Company sponsors multiple benefit plans. The Company has a defined benefit plan that provides retirement benefits for certain U.S. salaried personnel based on years of service rendered, age, and compensation. The Company also maintains various other excess benefit and supplemental plans that provide additional benefits to certain individuals in key positions and individuals whose compensation and the resulting benefits that would have actually been paid are limited by regulations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, a Supplemental Retirement Account Plan ("SRAP") defined contribution plan is maintained. Additional non-U.S. plans sponsored by certain subsidiaries cover certain of the full-time employees located in Germany, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

The Company provides certain health and life insurance benefits to retired U.S. employees (and their eligible dependents) who meet specified age and service requirements. The plan excludes new employees after September 2005 and caps the Company’s annual cost commitment to postretirement benefits for retirees. The Company retains the right, subject to existing agreements, to modify or eliminate these postretirement health and life insurance benefits in the future. The Company provides certain health and life insurance benefits to retired Brazilian directors and certain retirees located in Europe including their eligible dependents who meet specified requirements.

The Company's policy is to contribute amounts to the plans sufficient to meet or exceed funding requirements of local governmental rules and regulations. Funding of our qualified defined benefit pension plans is determined in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

The Company's investment objectives for plan assets are to generate consistent total investment return to pay anticipated plan benefits, while minimizing long-term costs and portfolio volatility. The financial objectives underlying this policy include maintaining plan contributions at a reasonable level relative to benefits provided and assuring unfunded obligations do not grow to a level that would adversely affect the Company's financial health. Portfolio performance is measured against investment objectives and objective benchmarks, including but not limited to: Citibank 90 Day Treasury Bill, Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Govt/Credit, Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate, Russell 1000 Value, Russell 1000 Growth, Russell 2500 Value, Russell 2500 Growth, MSCI EAFE, HFR Absolute Return, and HFR Equity Hedge. The portfolio objective is to exceed the actuarial return on assets assumption. Management and the plan's consultant regularly review portfolio allocations and periodically rebalance the portfolio to the targeted allocations according to the guidelines set forth in the Company's investment policy. Equity securities do not include the Company's common stock. The Company's diversification and risk control processes serve to minimize the concentration and experience of risk. There are no significant concentrations of risk, in terms of sector, industry, geography, or individual company or companies.

In order to project the long-term investment return for the total portfolio, estimates are prepared for the total return of each major asset class over the subsequent 10-year period, or longer. Those estimates are based on a combination of factors including the current market interest rates and valuation levels, consensus earnings expectations and historical long-term risk premiums. To determine the aggregate return for the pension trust, the projected return of each individual asset class is then weighted according to the allocation to that investment area in the trust’s long-term asset allocation policy.

The Company’s plan assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, equity securities, fixed income securities, equity and fixed income funds, real estate investments, and diversified investments. Plan assets are measured at fair value annually on March 31, the measurement date. The following are descriptions, valuation methodologies, and inputs used to determine the fair value of each major category of plan assets:

•Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investment funds, primarily in diversified portfolios of investment grade money market instruments that are valued using quoted market prices or other valuation methods, and classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

•Fixed income securities include U.S. Treasuries and agencies, debt obligations of foreign governments, and debt obligations in corporations of domestic and foreign issuers. The fair value of fixed income securities is based on observable prices for identical or comparable assets, adjusted by benchmark curves, sector grouping, matrix pricing, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads, and are generally classified within Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

•Investments in equity and fixed income mutual funds are publicly traded and valued primarily using quoted market prices and generally classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in commingled funds used in certain non-U.S. pension plans are not publicly traded, but the underlying assets held in these funds are traded in active markets and the prices for these assets are readily observable. Holdings in these commingled funds are generally classified as Level 2 investments.

•Real estate investments include those in private limited partnerships that invest in various domestic and international commercial and residential real estate projects and publicly traded REIT securities. The fair values of private real estate assets are typically determined by using income and/or cost approaches or comparable sales approach, taking into consideration discount and capitalization rates, financial conditions, local market conditions, and the status of the capital markets, and are generally classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Publicly traded REIT securities are valued primarily using quoted market prices and are generally classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

•Diversified investments include those in limited partnerships that invest in non-publicly traded companies and mutual funds with an absolute return strategy. Their investment strategies include leveraged buyouts, venture capital, distressed investments, and investments in natural resources. These investments are valued using inputs such as trading multiples of comparable public securities, merger and acquisition activity and pricing data from the most recent equity financing taking into consideration illiquidity, and are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Mutual fund

The Company translates assets and liabilities of its foreign subsidiaries from their respective functional currencies to USD using exchange rates in effect at period end, except for non-monetary balance sheet accounts, which are translated at historical exchange rates. The Company's results of operations and its cash flows are translated using average exchange rates for each reporting period. Resulting currency translation adjustments are reflected as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets.

The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries, for which the USD is the functional currency and which have certain transactions denominated in a local currency, are remeasured into USD. The remeasurement of local currencies into USD results in remeasurement adjustments that are included in net income. Exchange gains (losses) from remeasurement are recorded in cost of goods and services sold and other income, net within the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company sold trade receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions under three accounts receivable securitization facilities. Under the facilities, the receivables sold for cash are removed from the consolidated balance sheets. Under the first and second facilities, a portion of the purchase price for the receivables is paid by the unaffiliated financial institutions in cash and the balance is a deferred purchase price receivable, which is paid as payments on the receivables are collected from account debtors.

The net cash proceeds received by the Company in cash at the time of sale (cash purchase price) are included as cash used by operating activities in the statements of consolidated cash flows. The deferred purchase price receivable represents a continuing involvement and a beneficial interest in the transferred financial assets and is recognized at fair value as part of the sale transaction. The deferred purchase price receivables are included in trade and other receivables, net in the consolidated balance sheets and are valued using unobservable inputs (i.e., Level three inputs), primarily discounted cash flow. On April 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-15 and in accordance with this guidance, the net cash proceeds received by the Company as deferred purchase price are included in net cash provided by investing activities in the statements of consolidated cash flows. Additionally, cash obtained as a beneficial interest for transferring trade receivables in a securitization transaction has been added as a noncash disclosure to the statements of consolidated cash flows.

The difference between the carrying amount of the receivables sold under these facilities and the sum of the cash and fair value of the other assets received at the time of transfer is recognized as a loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in other income, net in the statements of consolidated operations. Program costs are recorded in other income, net in the statements of consolidated operations.

The Company’s shareholders approved the 2016 Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 12, 2016. The 2016 Plan is the successor to the 2007 Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), which was amended on August 11, 2011 and August 6, 2009. The 2016 Plan is an omnibus plan that provides the Company the flexibility to grant a variety of stock-based awards including stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, and cash-settled awards to its officers, directors, and employees. For stock-based awards without performance conditions, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award. For stock-based awards with performance conditions, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost using the accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period when the Company determines it is probable that the performance condition will be satisfied. The Company estimates forfeitures of stock-based awards using historical experience. Stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the statements of consolidated operations.

Restricted stock is a form of common stock that is fully vested on the grant date, is nontransferable, and is not forfeitable, unless certain conditions are satisfied. The fair value of restricted shares is determined using the quoted market value of the Company’s stock on the grant date and is recognized as compensation cost on the grant date.

Restricted stock units differ from restricted stock in that zero shares are issued until restrictions lapse. Certain restricted stock units vest ratably over a three-year period and others vest 50% in the first year and 25% in each of the second and third years. The fair value of the restricted stock units is determined using the quoted market value of the Company’s stock on grant date and is recognized as compensation cost over the vesting period.

The Company uses forward or option currency contracts to manage risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates on foreign operations. These contracts are for green tobacco purchases, processing costs, and selling, general, and administrative expenses. The Company does not hold derivatives contracts for speculative or trading purposes.

Derivative financial instruments are recorded in other current assets and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and are measured at fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized in earnings, unless the derivative is designated and qualifies to be in a hedge accounting relationship. For derivatives designated in a hedge accounting relationship, the Company evaluates hedge effectiveness at inception and on an ongoing basis. If a hedge relationship is no longer expected to be effective, the derivative in that relationship is de-designated and hedge accounting is discontinued.

Changes in fair value of foreign currency derivatives designated in cash flow hedging relationships are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets and reclassified to earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Cash flows from derivatives are classified in the consolidated statements of cash flows in the same category as the cash flows from the underlying hedged items.