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Notes Payable, Long Term Debt and Other Obligations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 14, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	$ 913,351us-gaap_LongTermDebt	$ 692,343us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less: Current maturities	(52,640)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	(151,577)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Amount due after one year	860,711us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	540,766us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Unamortized discount	236,190
Secured Debt [Member] \| 7.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	609,275	450,000
Unamortized discount	9,275	0
Secured Debt [Member] \| 6.75% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Note Due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount		19,311
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	245,465	201,075	273,323	175,688
Convertible Debt [Member] \| 6.75% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Note Due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	25,000	30,689			25,000
Convertible Debt [Member] \| 6.75% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Exchange Notes due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	0	81,586
Unamortized discount	0	25,944
Convertible Debt [Member] \| 5.5% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Debentures due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	159,919	0
Unamortized discount	98,831	0
Convertible Debt [Member] \| 7.5% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	83,366	74,183
Unamortized discount	146,634	155,817
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Liggett [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	17,767	30,424
Line of Credit [Member] \| Term Loan Under Credit Facility [Member] \| Liggett [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	3,589	3,884
Loans Payable [Member] \| Liggett [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	13,966	17,252
Other [Member] \| Liggett [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable, long - term debt and other obligations	$ 469	$ 4,325