Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 538,432	$ 481,488	$ 959,356	$ 910,454
Operating income (loss)		76,244	61,861	118,834	109,945
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		6,391	(2,112)	3,952	(8,672)
Depreciation and amortization		4,224	4,749	8,932	9,336
Capital expenditures				6,320	8,616
Litigation judgment expense		655	525	655	(1,944)
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(6,860)	(6,521)	(14,005)	(13,088)
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		250	256	500	517
Capital expenditures				0	15
Tobacco
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	[1]	294,501	274,833	551,257	541,949
Litigation settlement income			(2,808)		(6,298)
Litigation judgment expense			525		525
Tobacco | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues			274,833		541,949
Operating income (loss)		68,651	62,515	128,795	125,926
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		1,950	2,075	3,907	4,112
Capital expenditures				2,753	2,072
Real estate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		243,931	206,655	408,099	368,505
Litigation settlement income					(2,469)
Litigation judgment expense		655		655
Real estate | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		243,931	206,655	408,099	368,505
Operating income (loss)		14,453	5,867	4,044	(2,893)
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		6,391	(2,112)	3,952	(8,672)
Depreciation and amortization		$ 2,024	$ 2,418	4,525	4,707
Capital expenditures				$ 3,567	$ 6,529

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $119,943, $115,970, $224,576, and $228,771, respectively.