Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 459,104	$ 449,934	$ 1,278,177	$ 1,226,867
Operating income (loss)		69,364	69,367	202,243	168,888
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		1,022	(916)	3,328	1,278
Depreciation and amortization		5,833	6,673	16,867	19,396
Capital expenditures				19,157	7,859
Income from MSA settlement		370	5,715	370	5,715
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		0	3,750	2,350	5,843
Restructuring charges		0	1,548	41	1,548
Pension settlement expense					1,607
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(6,289)	(4,344)	(20,005)	(14,187)
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		390	435	1,260	1,307
Capital expenditures				33	0
Tobacco
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	[1]	274,164	264,170	750,677	747,145
Restructuring charges				41
Tobacco | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			264,170		747,145
Operating income (loss)		66,974	63,630	194,473	169,515
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		2,796	2,850	7,735	8,717
Capital expenditures				5,619	3,305
E-Cigarettes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		4	201	52	881
E-Cigarettes | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		4	201	52	881
Operating income (loss)		(165)	(2,146)	(449)	(7,710)
Equity in earnings (losses) 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		184,936	185,563	527,448	478,841
Real Estate | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		184,936	185,563	527,448	478,841
Operating income (loss)		8,844	12,227	28,224	21,270
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		1,022	(916)	3,328	1,278
Depreciation and amortization		$ 2,647	$ 3,388	7,872	9,372
Capital expenditures				$ 13,505	$ 4,554

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $116,024, $112,773, $313,731 and $319,044, respectively.