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Contingencies (Engle Progeny Judgments Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 06, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages accrued, paid or compromised					$ (24,328)
Punitive damages accrued, paid or compromised					(10,800)
Liggett \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					24,345
Punitive damages awarded					10,800
Liggett \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					17
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Lukacs v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					12,418
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Campbell v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					156
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Douglas v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					1,350
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Clay v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					349
Punitive damages awarded					1,000
Liggett \| Putney v R J Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages reversed			$ 3,000
Liggett \| Putney v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					17
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Tullo v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					225
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Ward v R J Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Attorneys' fees and costs awarded					981
Liggett \| Ward v R J Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					1
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Calloway v RJ Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					0
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Buchanan v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					2,750
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					0
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Rizzuto v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement to (against) entity					1,500
Liggett \| Rizzuto v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					3,479
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					0
Punitive damages awarded					0
Liggett \| Lambert v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					3,600
Punitive damages awarded					9,500
Liggett \| Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded				$ 12,750
Punitive damages awarded				$ 300
Liggett \| Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					0
Punitive damages awarded					300
Liggett \| Caprio v. R.J. Reynolds \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded					0
Punitive damages awarded					0
RJ Reynolds \| Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Apportioned fault percentage to plaintiff				15.00%
R.J. Reynolds, Phillip Morris, Lorillard, and Liggett \| Calloway v RJ Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages reversed		$ 1,530
Punitive damages reversed	$ 7,600
Damages awarded					$ 16,100
Phillip Morris \| Boatright v. R.J. Reynolds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded				$ 15,000
Punitive damages awarded				$ 19,700
Apportioned fault percentage to defendant				85.00%