Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 419,876	$ 277,941	$ 1,173,725	$ 780,336
Operating income (loss)	62,984	(37,285)	166,014	50,051
Equity income from real estate ventures	3,258	9,489	3,002	16,774
Identifiable assets	1,643,383	1,120,955	1,643,383	1,120,955	1,260,264
Depreciation and amortization	6,045	2,772	18,599	8,005
Capital expenditures			20,746	8,686
Litigation settlement and judgment expense	225	87,913	1,725	87,913
Tobacco [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	264,520	271,516	748,468	761,038
Operating income (loss)	52,993	(32,414)	147,395	63,040
Equity income from real estate ventures	0	0	0	0
Identifiable assets	445,914	425,186	445,914	425,186
Depreciation and amortization	2,853	2,361	7,934	7,114
Capital expenditures			7,911	5,813
E-Cigarettes [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,608	0	9,977	0
Operating income (loss)	(2,910)	(560)	(7,100)	(560)
Equity income from real estate ventures	0	0	0	0
Identifiable assets	10,657	3,834	10,657	3,834
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Capital expenditures			0	0
Real Estate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	153,748	6,425	415,280	19,298
Operating income (loss)	16,222	(806)	36,867	(1,423)
Equity income from real estate ventures	3,258	9,489	3,002	16,774
Identifiable assets	483,330	208,339	483,330	208,339
Depreciation and amortization	2,740	160	9,709	440
Capital expenditures			5,614	553
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	(3,321)	(3,505)	(11,148)	(11,006)
Equity income from real estate ventures	0	0	0	0
Identifiable assets	703,482	483,596	703,482	483,596
Depreciation and amortization	452	251	956	451
Capital expenditures			7,221	2,320
NPM Settlement [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain related to litigation settlement		1,419	4,016	(10,963)
Litigation Settlement Charge [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Litigation settlement and judgment expense			86,213	86,213
Litigation Judgment Expense [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Litigation settlement and judgment expense	$ 225	$ 1,725	$ 1,700	$ 1,700