Contingencies (Other State Settlements) (Details)			12 Months Ended		25 Months Ended
	Jan. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 1996 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2003 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 1998 USD ($) state	Mar. 21, 2019 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party		$ 145,000,000,000
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual payment requirement					$ 9,000,000,000
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party		$ 790,000,000
Liggett | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states not included in settlement agreement | state					4
Minnesota | Liggett | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual payment requirement				$ 100,000
Florida | Liggett | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual payment requirement			$ 250,000
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party			$ 1,200,000
Years annual payments required			21 years
Years annual payments required that are subject to inflation adjustment			12 years
Mississippi | Liggett | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought	$ 27,000,000
Punitive damages and attorney's fee sought	$ 20,000,000
Proceeds that should not be included in income						$ 294,000,000
Percent of income entitled						0.50%