Contingencies (Individual Actions) (Details) - Individual Actions Cases	Jun. 30, 2016 case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	38
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	3
Liggett \| Maryland
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	13
Liggett \| Florida
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	11
Liggett \| New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	7
Liggett \| Louisiana
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	3
Liggett \| West Virginia
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	2
Liggett \| Missouri
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	1
Liggett \| Ohio
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	1

Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349

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