New Valley LLC Schedule of Real estate held for sale, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Real estate held for sale, net	$ 23,043	$ 10,643
New Valley LLC [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Real estate held for sale, net	23,043	10,643
New Valley LLC [Member] | Sagaponack [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Real estate held for sale, net	12,502	0
New Valley LLC [Member] | Escena, net
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Real estate held for sale, net	$ 10,541	$ 10,643