Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 484,625	$ 459,104	$ 1,371,822	$ 1,278,177
Operating income (loss)		59,233	69,364	185,974	202,243
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		(47)	1,022	26,357	3,328
Depreciation and amortization		4,386	5,833	14,028	16,867
Capital expenditures				15,258	19,157
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		4,104	0	5,791	2,350
Restructuring charges		0	0	0	41
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(5,956)	(6,289)	(20,520)	(20,005)
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		261	390	1,015	1,260
Capital expenditures				31	33
Tobacco
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	[1]	294,245	274,164	823,876	750,677
Income from MSA settlement		(1,826)	(370)	(2,721)	(370)
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		4,104		5,791	2,350
Restructuring charges					41
Tobacco | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			274,164		750,677
Operating income (loss)		61,727	66,974	185,904	194,473
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		2,050	2,796	6,803	7,735
Capital expenditures				2,682	5,619
E-Cigarettes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		(480)	4	(480)	52
E-Cigarettes | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		(480)	4	(480)	52
Operating income (loss)		(527)	(165)	(605)	(449)
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		0	0	0	0
Capital expenditures				0	0
Real Estate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		190,860	184,936	548,426	527,448
Real Estate | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		190,860	184,936	548,426	527,448
Operating income (loss)		3,989	8,844	21,195	28,224
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		(47)	1,022	26,357	3,328
Depreciation and amortization		$ 2,075	$ 2,647	6,210	7,872
Capital expenditures				$ 12,545	$ 13,505

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $126,912, $116,024, $351,474 and $313,731, respectively.