Contingencies MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	25 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	78 Months Ended			6 Months Ended										12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014 Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Liggett Vector Brands [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Putney, Tullo, Calloway, Buchanan, Cohen and Rizzuto [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member] Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member] Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]	Nov. 30, 1998 Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member] Liggett [Member] state	Mar. 31, 1998 Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member] Liggett [Member] state	Jun. 30, 2014 Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member] Vector Tobacco [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Master Settlement Agreement [Member]	Nov. 30, 1998 Master Settlement Agreement [Member] Liggett [Member] state	Jun. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] state	Jun. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] state	Jun. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2003 NPM Adjustment [Member] state	Sep. 30, 2012 NPM Adjustment [Member] state	Dec. 17, 2012 NPM Adjustment [Member] state	Nov. 30, 2011 NPM Adjustment [Member] state	Jun. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]	Apr. 15, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett [Member]	Apr. 15, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett [Member]	Apr. 02, 2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Gross Versus Net Dispute [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Gross Versus Net Dispute Relief Granted [Member] Liggett [Member]	Dec. 31, 2003 Minnesota Settlement [Member] Liggett [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Florida Settlement [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Florida Settlement [Member] Liggett [Member] year	Feb. 29, 2012 Mississippi Settlement [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jul. 31, 2000 Engle Progeny Cases [Member]	Oct. 23, 2013 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Liggett [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Florida Settlement [Member] Liggett [Member] year	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Master Settlement Agreement [Member] sponsorship	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] NPM Adjustment [Member] Liggett [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Florida Settlement [Member] Liggett [Member] year
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Minimum loss exposure					$ 0
Number of States									46	45
Number of brand name sponsorships allowed																																											1
Brand name sponsorship period													12 months
Annual payment requirement						9,000,000,000																											100,000	250,000
MSA payment obligations											0	0
Payment obligations			1.65%								1.63%	0.28%														1.25%															1.63%			1.645%
Total cigarettes sold		3.30%
Settlement payment			(25,173,000)				(95,000,000)																											(1,200,000)			(145,000,000,000)	(110,000,000)	(1,170,000)
Settlement Accruals								16,300,000
Aggregate number of settling states																				49
Amounts not expensed by the Company																			1,200,000,000
Courts that did not rule																			1
Courts that decided the issue																			48
Settling states																			45
Allocable share of settling states																			90.00%
Reduction of any Potential 2003 NPM Adjustment																			20.00%
Number of settling states with diligent enforcement not contested																					20	16
Non-settling states															15		15
Non-settling states that did not diligently enforce escrow statutes															6		6
Settlement adjustment credit																									1,733,000	1,400,000	521,000	5,152,000	6,441,000	5,987,000
Loss Contingency, Settlement Adjustment Credit, Disputed Entitled Amount																												1,315,000
Gain (loss) related to litigation settlement	1,500,000														(1,419,000)	(1,345,000)	(1,419,000)	(6,947,000)					1,345,000	5,602,000
Accrued expense for this matter																							25,809,000								8,500,000
Amount remaining in disputed payment accounts																							24,400,000
Maximum loss exposure				500,000	18,499,000																										19,300,000	40,900,000
Future MSA payments if method of calculation is changed																										2,500,000
Number of states not included in settlement agreement														4
Proposed settlement																															8,500,000
Years annual payments required																																			21
Years annual payments required that are subject to inflation adjustment																																										12			21
Term of notice from state																																				60 days
Letter of credit				100,000
Agreed additional amount funded				400,000
Litigation settlement and judgment expense				83,000																																				86,213,000
Agreed additional amount funded adjusted				$ 317,000