Contingencies (Details)				1 Months Ended														3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			25 Months Ended	119 Months Ended
	Jan. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) case state	Feb. 29, 2016 state	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) case plaintiff claims	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) case	May. 31, 2013 USD ($) case	Mar. 31, 2012 case	Jun. 30, 2010 state	May. 31, 2009	May. 31, 2003 USD ($) plaintiff	Jul. 31, 2000 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2000 USD ($) plaintiff	Nov. 30, 1998 state	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) case state defendant sponsorship	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2003 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 1998 state	Dec. 31, 2012 state	Sep. 30, 2013 state	Jun. 30, 2013 state	Jun. 30, 2009 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2001 case	Jan. 01, 1999 state
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement and judgment expense																		$ 2,350,000	$ 843,000
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement, Current																		29,241,000
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement, Non-Current																		20,094,000
Litigation Accruals, Non-Current																		24,718,000
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement, Current				$ 43,705,000														43,705,000		$ 29,241,000
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement, Non-Current				20,094,000														20,094,000		20,094,000
Litigation Accruals, Non-Current				22,034,000														22,034,000		24,718,000
Current Liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Total, Current																		52,145,000	29,471,000	29,471,000
Expenses																		17,339,000	25,875,000
NPM Settlement Adjustment																		0	0
Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory																		(406,000)	445,000
Payments																		(21,171,000)	(4,295,000)
Reclassification to non-current liabilities																		3,252,000	3,305,000
Interest on withholding																		232,000	89,000
Total, Current				51,391,000														51,391,000	54,890,000	52,145,000
Non-Current Liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Total, Non-Current																		44,812,000	51,509,000	51,509,000
Expenses																		0	(195,000)
NPM Settlement Adjustment																		0	0
Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory																		0	0
Payments																		0	0
Reclassification to non-current liabilities																		(3,252,000)	(3,305,000)
Interest on withholding																		568,000	638,000
Total, Non-Current				$ 42,128,000														$ 42,128,000	48,647,000	44,812,000
Additional Synergy Exposure Cases [Member] | Maryland [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				20														20
Liggett Only Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				3														3
Master Settlement Agreement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Brand name sponsorship period																		12 months
Master Settlement Agreement [Member] | Current Liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement, Current																		$ 29,241,000	26,322,000	26,322,000
Expenses																		14,835,000	24,760,000
NPM Settlement Adjustment																		0	0
Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory																		(406,000)	445,000
Payments																		0	0
Reclassification to non-current liabilities																		0	0
Interest on withholding																		35,000	0
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement, Current				$ 43,705,000														43,705,000	51,527,000	29,241,000
Master Settlement Agreement [Member] | Non-Current Liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement, Non-Current																		20,094,000	25,809,000	25,809,000
Expenses																		0	0
NPM Settlement Adjustment																		0	0
Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory																		0	0
Payments																		0	0
Reclassification to non-current liabilities																		0	0
Interest on withholding																		0	0
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement, Non-Current				$ 20,094,000														$ 20,094,000	25,809,000	20,094,000
Master Settlement Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of brand name sponsorships allowed | sponsorship																		1
Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual payment requirement																		$ 9,000,000,000		115,000,000
NPM Adjustment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Aggregate number of settling states | state					25													49
Courts that decided the issue | state				48														48
Settling states | state																								22
Reduction of any Potential 2003 NPM Adjustment																						20.00%
Number of settling states with diligent enforcement not contested | state												16
Combined Allocable Share, Diligent Enforcement not Contested												14.00%
Non-settling states | state																									15
Non-settling states that did not diligently enforce escrow statutes | state																									6	4
Reduction in recovery																										50.00%
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases declined for review by supreme court | case											2
Engle Case Class Action [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement															$ 145,000,000,000
Parsons v. AC & S Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought																		$ 1,000,000
Number of defendants | defendant																		3
Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] | Compensatory Damages [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded								$ 3,123,000
Tobacco Litigation Personal Injury Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				25		30												25										750
Claims scheduled for trial | claims						6
Number of plaintiffs in each trial | plaintiff						5
Tobacco Litigation Personal Injury Cases [Member] | Cases Ending in Mistrial [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases dismissed | case										2
Cases settled | case										1
Department of Justice Lawsuit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Required reporting period													10 years
Kentucky and Indiana Cases [Member] | NPM Adjustment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-settling states that did not diligently enforce escrow statutes | state																										2
Missouri and New Mexico Cases [Member] | NPM Adjustment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-settling states that did not diligently enforce escrow statutes | state																										2
Pending Litigation [Member] | Current Liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Litigation Accruals, Current																		$ 22,904,000	3,149,000	3,149,000
Expenses																		2,504,000	1,115,000
NPM Settlement Adjustment																		0	0
Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory																		0	0
Payments																		(21,171,000)	(4,295,000)
Reclassification to non-current liabilities																		3,252,000	3,305,000
Interest on withholding																		197,000	89,000
Litigation Accruals, Current				$ 7,686,000														7,686,000	3,363,000	22,904,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Non-Current Liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Litigation Accruals, Non-Current																		24,718,000	25,700,000	25,700,000
Expenses																		0	(195,000)
NPM Settlement Adjustment																		0	0
Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory																		0	0
Payments																		0	0
Reclassification to non-current liabilities																		(3,252,000)	(3,305,000)
Interest on withholding																		568,000	638,000
Litigation Accruals, Non-Current				22,034,000														22,034,000	22,838,000	$ 24,718,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] | Compensatory Damages [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded										$ 2,055,000
Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total cigarettes sold																				3.30%
Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member] | Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement			$ 100,000,000
Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member] | NPM Adjustment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amounts expensed or accrued				20,000,000														20,000,000
Amount remaining in disputed payment accounts				23,000,000														$ 23,000,000
Liggett and Vector Tobacco [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Cases Settled without Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases settled and dismissed | case																		174
Liggett [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal expenses and other litigation costs																		$ 4,171,000	2,555,000
Bonds				$ 15,767,000														15,767,000
Amount of litigation settlement																		28,866,000
Damages paid																		(24,328,000)
Punitive damages																		10,800,000
Punitive damages paid																		$ (10,500,000)
Liggett [Member] | Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				12														12
Liggett [Member] | New York [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				7														7
Liggett [Member] | Maryland [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				12														12
Liggett [Member] | Louisiana [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				2														2
Liggett [Member] | West Virginia [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				2														2
Liggett [Member] | Missouri [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				1														1
Liggett [Member] | Ohio [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				1														1
Liggett [Member] | Mississippi [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought	$ 22,000,000
Liggett [Member] | State Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				255														255
Liggett [Member] | Individual Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				37														37
Liggett [Member] | Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				3														3
Liggett [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				1														1
Liggett [Member] | Gross Versus Net Dispute [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded				$ 6,600,000		$ 16,000,000
Percentage of Total Cigarettes Sold That Exceeds Market Share Exemption				1.25%														1.25%
Liggett [Member] | Master Settlement Agreement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states not included in settlement agreement | state																													4
Liggett [Member] | Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of States | state																	46						45
MSA payment obligations																				$ 0
Percentage of Total Cigarettes Sold That Exceeds Market Share Exemption																				1.65%
Liggett [Member] | Minnesota Settlement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual payment requirement																						$ 100,000
Liggett [Member] | Florida Settlement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																					$ 1,200,000
Annual payment requirement																					$ 250,000
Years annual payments required																					21 years
Liggett [Member] | Florida Settlement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Years annual payments required that are subject to inflation adjustment																					12 years
Liggett [Member] | NPM Adjustment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement adjustment credit																				$ 22,356,000
Liggett [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Bond cap																											$ 200,000,000
Number of cases settled and dismissed | case									4,900									24
Number of plaintiff verdicts | case				15														15
Number of defense verdicts | case				9														9
Amount of litigation settlement									$ 110,000,000
Settlement consideration paid in lump sum									61,600,000
Settlement consideration paid in equal monthly installments over next 15 years									$ 48,000,000
Settlement consideration installment payments term									14 years
Litigation settlement and judgment expense									$ 86,213,000										$ 643,000
Litigation settlement and judgement expense, amount discounted									$ 25,213,000
Discount rate									11.00%
Expected payments yearly for 2014 through 2017									$ 3,400,000
Claims scheduled for trial | case				15														15
Liggett [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Cases Settled without Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases settled and dismissed | case									4,900									3
Amount of litigation settlement																		$ 5,982,000
Liggett [Member] | Irimi and Cohen [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiff verdicts | case				2														2
Liggett [Member] | Engle Progency Cases Excluding Lukacs [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases with punitive damages | case																		4
Liggett [Member] | Engle Case Class Action [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiff verdicts | plaintiff														1
Number of defense verdicts | plaintiff														2
Amount of litigation settlement															$ 790,000,000	$ 12,704,000
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff																3
Over turned judgment														$ 5,831,000
Liggett [Member] | Lukacs v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		$ 12,418,000
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Campbell v R J Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		156,000
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Douglas v R J Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		1,350,000
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Clay v R J Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		349,000
Punitive damages																		1,000,000
Liggett [Member] | Putney v R J Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		3,008,000
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Tullo v R J Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		225,000
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Ward v R J Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		1,000
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Ward v R J Reynolds [Member] | Attorneys' Fees and Costs [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded																		981,000
Liggett [Member] | Calloway v RJ Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		1,530,000
Punitive damages		$ 7,600,000																0
Liggett [Member] | Calloway v RJ Reynolds [Member] | Joint and Several Judgment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		16,100,000
Liggett [Member] | Buchanan v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		2,750,000
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Buchanan v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] | Joint and Several Judgment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		5,500,000
Liggett [Member] | Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		0
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] | Compensatory Damages [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded										$ 205,000
Liggett [Member] | Rizzuto v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		3,479,000
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Lukacs, Campbell, Douglas, Clay, Tullo, Ward Rizzuto, Lambert and Buchanan [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements																		35,416,000
Liggett [Member] | Putney, Calloway, Cohen, Irimi, Lambert, Boatright and Caprio [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Minimum loss exposure				$ 0														0
Maximum loss exposure				$ 4,838,000														4,838,000
Liggett [Member] | Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		0
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] | Compensatory Damages [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded								$ 31,000
Liggett [Member] | Lambert v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		3,600,000
Punitive damages																		9,500,000
Liggett [Member] | Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		0
Punitive damages																		300,000
Liggett [Member] | Caprio v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		0
Punitive damages																		0
Liggett [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		4,538,000
Punitive damages																		$ 300,000
Liggett Only Cases [Member] | Other Individual Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending | case				2														2
Liggett Only Cases [Member] | Rizzuto v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		$ 1,500,000
Vector Tobacco [Member] | Damages From Cigarette Smoking MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
MSA payment obligations																				$ 0
Percentage of Total Cigarettes Sold That Exceeds Market Share Exemption																				0.28%
Liggett Vector Brands [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum loss exposure				$ 500,000														500,000
Phillip Morris [Member] | Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		15,000,000
Punitive damages																		19,700,000
Phillip Morris [Member] | Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] | Joint and Several Judgment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement																		12,750,000
Phillip Morris [Member] | Caprio v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] | Economic Damages [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement							$ 559,000
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Buchanan v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amounts expensed or accrued				$ 4,323,000														$ 4,323,000