Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Balance Sheets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 234,466	$ 405,855	$ 240,923	$ 299,825
Investment securities available for sale	172,534	69,984
Accounts receivable - trade, net	12,159	11,247
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Inventories	93,496	100,392
Deferred income taxes	50,479	36,609
Income tax receivable, net	0	6,779
Restricted assets	1,785	2,469
Other current assets	23,392	5,721
Total current assets	588,311	639,056
Property, plant and equipment, net	79,258	57,153
Investment in Escena, net	20,911	13,295
Long-term investments accounted for at cost	20,788	16,367
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method	8,595	6,432
Investments in non-consolidated real estate businesses	128,202	119,219
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Restricted assets	11,981	9,792
Deferred income taxes	51,474	49,142
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	271,006
Intangible asset associated with benefit under the Master Settlement Agreement	107,511	107,511
Intangible asset	11,360	0
Prepaid pension costs	26,080	12,870
Other assets	53,553	55,894
Total assets	1,260,159	1,086,731	927,768
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	151,577	36,778
Current portion of fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	19,128	0
Current portion of employee benefits	939	2,824
Accounts payable	26,694	6,099
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accrued promotional expenses	18,655	18,730
Income taxes payable	6,423	6,269
Accrued excise and payroll taxes payable, net	11,621	20,419
Litigation accruals and current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	84,658	34,440
Deferred income taxes	45,734	27,299
Accrued interest	21,968	25,410
Other current liabilities	17,608	16,891
Total current liabilities	405,005	195,159
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	540,766	586,946
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	92,934	172,128
Non-current employee benefits	47,917	45,860
Deferred income taxes	137,650	109,532
Other liabilities, primarily litigation accruals and payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	57,496	56,358
Total liabilities	1,281,768	1,165,983
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficiency	(95,036)	(79,252)
Non-controlling interest	73,427	0
Total stockholders’ deficiency	(21,609)	(79,252)	(89,030)	(46,234)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency	1,260,159	1,086,731
Parent/Issuer [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	151,342	401,344	238,262	283,409
Investment securities available for sale	114,886	35,330
Accounts receivable - trade, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	509	354
Inventories	0	0
Deferred income taxes	45,578	33,238
Income tax receivable, net	0	33,302
Restricted assets	0	0
Other current assets	513	665
Total current assets	312,828	504,233
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,641	2,104
Investment in Escena, net	0	0
Long-term investments accounted for at cost	20,041	15,540
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method	8,595	6,432
Investments in non-consolidated real estate businesses	0	0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	410,442	210,525
Restricted assets	1,895	1,898
Deferred income taxes	35,000	38,077
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	0
Intangible asset associated with benefit under the Master Settlement Agreement		0
Prepaid pension costs	0	0
Other assets	38,374	39,534
Total assets	830,816	818,343
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	112,275	0
Current portion of fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	19,128
Current portion of employee benefits	0	0
Accounts payable	1,509	661
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accrued promotional expenses	0	0
Income taxes payable	16,870	0
Accrued excise and payroll taxes payable, net	0	0
Litigation accruals and current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	0	0
Deferred income taxes	32,309	23,304
Accrued interest	21,968	25,410
Other current liabilities	6,103	5,545
Total current liabilities	210,162	54,920
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	524,182	572,023
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	92,934	172,128
Non-current employee benefits	31,462	25,599
Deferred income taxes	65,759	71,777
Other liabilities, primarily litigation accruals and payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	1,353	1,148
Total liabilities	925,852	897,595
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficiency	(95,036)	(79,252)
Non-controlling interest	0
Total stockholders’ deficiency	(95,036)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency	830,816	818,343
Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	11,812	3,776	2,488	16,214
Investment securities available for sale	57,648	34,654
Accounts receivable - trade, net	10,154	11,183
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Inventories	93,496	100,392
Deferred income taxes	4,901	3,371
Income tax receivable, net	10,447	0
Restricted assets	1,060	2,469
Other current assets	12,579	4,848
Total current assets	202,097	160,693
Property, plant and equipment, net	55,093	54,810
Investment in Escena, net	0	0
Long-term investments accounted for at cost	0	0
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method	0	0
Investments in non-consolidated real estate businesses	0	0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Restricted assets	10,086	7,863
Deferred income taxes	12,766	5,669
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	107,511
Intangible asset associated with benefit under the Master Settlement Agreement		107,511
Prepaid pension costs	26,080	12,870
Other assets	10,126	16,144
Total assets	423,759	365,560
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	39,013	36,617
Current portion of fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	0
Current portion of employee benefits	939	2,824
Accounts payable	4,136	5,173
Intercompany payables	39	64
Accrued promotional expenses	18,655	18,730
Income taxes payable	0	1,445
Accrued excise and payroll taxes payable, net	11,621	20,419
Litigation accruals and current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	84,658	34,440
Deferred income taxes	13,425	3,995
Accrued interest	0	0
Other current liabilities	10,495	9,658
Total current liabilities	182,981	133,365
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	12,573	14,860
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	0	0
Non-current employee benefits	16,455	20,261
Deferred income taxes	37,602	33,793
Other liabilities, primarily litigation accruals and payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	54,924	54,506
Total liabilities	304,535	256,785
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficiency	119,224	108,775
Non-controlling interest	0
Total stockholders’ deficiency	119,224
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency	423,759	365,560
Subsidiary Non-Guarantors [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	71,312	735	173	202
Investment securities available for sale	0	0
Accounts receivable - trade, net	2,005	64
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Income tax receivable, net	0	0
Restricted assets	725	0
Other current assets	10,300	208
Total current assets	84,342	1,007
Property, plant and equipment, net	20,524	239
Investment in Escena, net	20,911	13,295
Long-term investments accounted for at cost	747	827
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method	0	0
Investments in non-consolidated real estate businesses	128,202	119,219
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Restricted assets	0	31
Deferred income taxes	3,708	5,396
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	163,495
Intangible asset associated with benefit under the Master Settlement Agreement		0
Prepaid pension costs	0	0
Other assets	5,053	216
Total assets	426,982	140,230
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	289	161
Current portion of fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	0
Current portion of employee benefits	0	0
Accounts payable	21,049	265
Intercompany payables	470	290
Accrued promotional expenses	0	0
Income taxes payable	0	31,347
Accrued excise and payroll taxes payable, net	0	0
Litigation accruals and current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Other current liabilities	1,010	1,688
Total current liabilities	22,818	33,751
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	4,011	63
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	0	0
Non-current employee benefits	0	0
Deferred income taxes	34,289	3,962
Other liabilities, primarily litigation accruals and payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	1,219	704
Total liabilities	62,337	38,480
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficiency	291,218	101,750
Non-controlling interest	73,427
Total stockholders’ deficiency	364,645
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency	426,982	140,230
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Investment securities available for sale	0	0
Accounts receivable - trade, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	(509)	(354)
Inventories	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Income tax receivable, net	(10,447)	(26,523)
Restricted assets	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(10,956)	(26,877)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Investment in Escena, net	0	0
Long-term investments accounted for at cost	0	0
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method	0	0
Investments in non-consolidated real estate businesses	0	0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	(410,442)	(210,525)
Restricted assets	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	0
Intangible asset associated with benefit under the Master Settlement Agreement		0
Prepaid pension costs	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(421,398)	(237,402)
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	0	0
Current portion of fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	0
Current portion of employee benefits	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	(509)	(354)
Accrued promotional expenses	0	0
Income taxes payable	(10,447)	(26,523)
Accrued excise and payroll taxes payable, net	0	0
Litigation accruals and current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	(10,956)	(26,877)
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	0	0
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	0	0
Non-current employee benefits	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other liabilities, primarily litigation accruals and payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	0	0
Total liabilities	(10,956)	(26,877)
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficiency	(410,442)	(210,525)
Non-controlling interest	0
Total stockholders’ deficiency	(410,442)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency	$ (421,398)	$ (237,402)