Contingencies (Engle Progeny Judgments Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Jan. 06, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	May 31, 2013	Sep. 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							27,336
Punitive damages awarded							10,800
Liggett | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded							3,008
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							0
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]
Compensatory damages reversed		$ 1,530
Punitive damages reversed	$ 7,600
Damages awarded							$ 16,100
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%