Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 438,273	$ 416,173	$ 819,073	$ 776,933
Operating income (loss)		70,720	55,803	132,879	99,521
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		2,813	1,856	2,306	2,194
Depreciation and amortization		5,870	6,442	11,034	12,723
Capital expenditures				7,615	5,379
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		0	1,250	2,350	2,093
Pension settlement expense			1,607		1,607
Restructuring charges		0	0	41	0
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(6,911)	(4,904)	(13,716)	(9,843)
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		428	435	870	872
Capital expenditures				26	0
Tobacco
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	[1]	255,498	254,890	476,513	482,975
Restructuring charges				41
Tobacco | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		255,498	254,890	476,513	482,975
Operating income (loss)		66,016	56,215	127,499	105,885
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		2,499	2,931	4,939	5,867
Capital expenditures				3,716	2,350
E-Cigarettes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		10	261	48	680
E-Cigarettes | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		10	261	48	680
Operating income (loss)		(91)	(2,400)	(284)	(5,564)
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		0	0	0	0
Capital expenditures				0	0
Real Estate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		182,765	161,022	342,512	293,278
Real Estate | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		182,765	161,022	342,512	293,278
Operating income (loss)		11,706	6,892	19,380	9,043
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		2,813	1,856	2,306	2,194
Depreciation and amortization		$ 2,943	$ 3,076	5,225	5,984
Capital expenditures				$ 3,873	$ 3,029

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $106,861, $108,912, $197,707 and $206,271, respectively.