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Contingencies (Engle Progeny Judgments Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jan. 06, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	May 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2016
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages accrued, paid or compromised						$ (24,328)
Punitive damages accrued, paid or compromised						(10,500)
Liggett \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						28,866
Punitive damages awarded						10,800
Liggett \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						4,538
Punitive damages awarded						300
Liggett \| Lukacs v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						12,418
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Campbell v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						156
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Douglas v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						1,350
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Clay v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						349
Punitive damages awarded						1,000
Liggett \| Putney v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						3,008
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Tullo v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						225
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Ward v R J Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Attorneys' fees and costs awarded						981
Liggett \| Ward v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						1
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Calloway v RJ Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						1,530
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Buchanan v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						2,750
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					$ 205
Apportioned fault percentage to defendant					10.00%
Liggett \| Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						0
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Rizzuto v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement to (against) entity						(1,500)
Liggett \| Rizzuto v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						3,479
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded				$ 31
Apportioned fault percentage to defendant				1.00%
Liggett \| Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						0
Punitive damages awarded						0
Liggett \| Lambert v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						3,600
Punitive damages awarded						9,500
Liggett \| Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded			$ 12,750
Punitive damages awarded			$ 300
Liggett \| Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						0
Punitive damages awarded						300
Liggett \| Caprio v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						0
Punitive damages awarded						0
RJ Reynolds \| Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					$ 2,055
RJ Reynolds \| Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded				$ 3,123
RJ Reynolds \| Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Apportioned fault percentage to plaintiff			15.00%
RJ Reynolds \| Caprio v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Economic damages awarded		$ 559
R.J. Reynolds, Phillip Morris, Lorillard, and Liggett \| Calloway v RJ Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded						$ 16,100
Punitive damages reversed	$ 7,600
Phillip Morris \| Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded			$ 15,000
Punitive damages awarded			$ 19,700
Apportioned fault percentage to defendant			85.00%