Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventories [Line Items]
Leaf tobacco	$ 51,035	$ 49,856
Other raw materials	3,423	3,578
Work-in-process	918	789
Finished goods	65,781	61,493
E-Cigarettes	74	80
Inventories at current cost	121,231	115,796
LIFO adjustments	(28,780)	(29,280)
Inventory, net	92,451	86,516
Capitalized MSA cost in finished goods inventory	15,390	15,796
Federal excise tax in inventory	25,159	23,455
Liggett [Member] \| Leaf tobacco [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Purchase commitments	24,397
Leaf tobacco [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
LIFO adjustments	(19,363)	(19,863)
Other raw materials [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
LIFO adjustments	(643)	(643)
Work-in-Process [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
LIFO adjustments	(33)	(33)
Finished goods [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
LIFO adjustments	(8,736)	(8,736)
E-Cigarettes [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
LIFO adjustments	$ (5)	$ (5)

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