Consolidated Statement Of Changes In Stockholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Treasury Stock [Member]	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Continuing Operations [Member]	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Discontinued Operations [Member]	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Non-controlling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Acquisition Of Russian Alcohol Group [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Treasury Stock [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Continuing Operations [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Discontinued Operations [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member] Non-controlling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Russian Alcohol Group [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member] Treasury Stock [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member] Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Continuing Operations [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Discontinued Operations [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member] Non-controlling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Whitehall Group [Member]	Parliament Group [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Parliament Group [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Parliament Group [Member] Treasury Stock [Member]	Parliament Group [Member] Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Parliament Group [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Parliament Group [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Continuing Operations [Member]	Parliament Group [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Discontinued Operations [Member]	Parliament Group [Member] Non-controlling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Parliament Group [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Continuing Operations [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Of Discontinued Operations [Member]	Non-controlling Interest In Subsidiaries [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2008																																					$ 473	$ 0	$ (150)	$ 816,490	$ 186,588	$ (39,170)	$ 29,280	$ 14,606	$ 1,008,117
Balance, (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2008																																					47,345,000	0	246,000
Net income / (loss)																																					0	0	0	0	78,329	0	0	2,708	81,037
Foreign currency translation adjustment																																					0	0	0	0	0	122,164	11,036	(4,018)	129,182
Comprehensive income / (loss)																																					0	0	0	0	78,329	122,164	11,036	(1,310)	210,219
Common stock issued in public placement (in shares)																																					17,935,000	0
Common stock issued in public placement																																					179	0	0	486,967	0	0	0	0	487,146
Common stock issued in connection with options (in shares)																																					63,000	0
Common stock issued in connection with options																																					1	0	0	4,634	0	0	0	0	4,635
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions (in shares)																																					4,069,000	0
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions																																					41	0	0	81,156	0	0	0	0	81,197
Acquisition of affiliate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50,000	50,000
Purchase from noncontrolling interest										0	0	0	(29,401)	0	0	0	(52,382)	(81,783)	0	0	0	(20,195)	0	0	0	0	(20,195)	0	0	0	(43,260)	0	0	0	(26,907)	(70,167)
Gross up on trademarks in Parliament																												0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,993	15,993
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009																																					694	0	(150)	1,296,391	264,917	82,994	40,316	0	1,685,162
Balance, (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2009																																					69,412,000		246,000
Net income / (loss)																																					0	0	0	0	(104,667)	0	0	0	(104,667)
Foreign currency translation adjustment																																					0	0	0	0	0	(22,770)	(40,316)	0	(63,086)
Comprehensive income / (loss)																																					0	0	0	0	(104,667)	(22,770)	(40,316)	0	(167,753)
Common stock issued in connection with options (in shares)																																					263,000
Common stock issued in connection with options																																					3	0	0	5,915	0	0	0	0	5,918
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions (in shares)																																					1,078,000
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions																																					11	0	0	41,333	0	0	0	0	41,344
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010																																					708	0	(150)	1,343,639	160,250	60,224	0	0	1,564,671
Balance, (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010																																					70,753,000		246,000
Net income / (loss)																																					0	0	0	0	(1,291,816)	0	0	0	(1,291,816)
Foreign currency translation adjustment																																					0	0	0	0	0	(32,336)	0	0	(32,336)
Comprehensive income / (loss)																																					0	0	0	0	(1,291,816)	(32,336)	0	0	(1,324,152)
Common stock issued in connection with options (in shares)																																					90,000
Common stock issued in connection with options																																					1	0	0	2,676	0	0	0	0	2,677
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions (in shares)																																					1,897,000
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions																																					18	0	0	23,156	0	0	0	0	23,174
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011																																					$ 727	$ 0	$ (150)	$ 1,369,471	$ (1,131,566)	$ 27,888	$ 0	$ 0	$ 266,370
Balance, (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011																																					72,740,000	0	246,000