Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Other Obligations (Liggett Debt and Commitments Narrative) (Details) - Liggett		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) financingagreements	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) financingagreements	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000
Line of Credit, covenant term restriction prior to payment of dividend		30 days
Required minimum borrowing availability 30 days prior to payment of dividend		$ 5,000,000
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 60,000,000
Debt Covenant, Borrowing Base, Account Receivable	85.00%
Debt Covenant, Borrowing Base, Account Receivable Plus Amount	$ 10,000,000
Debt Covenant, Borrowing Base, Inventory	80.00%
Debt Covenant, Borrowing Base, Inventory, Cost Multiplier	60.00%
Debt Covenant, Borrowing Base, Inventory, Liquidation Value	85.00%
Credit Facility, Covenant measurement trailing period	12 months
Minimum Ebitda Ratio On Trailing Twelve Month Basis If Excess Availability Is Less Than 20000 Thousand	$ 100,000,000
Covenant, excess availability in credit facility threshold	20,000,000
Covenant, capital expenditure requirement, maximum carryover amount	10,000,000
Maximum Capital Expenditures Allowed Before Maximum Carryover Amount of 2500 Thousand	$ 20,000,000
Amount outstanding		40,162,000
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 16,714,000
Interest rate at end of period		3.02%	2.70%
Covenant, Excess Property Value		$ 5,000,000
Line of Credit | Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Line of Credit | Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Line of Credit | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 3,600,000
Periodic monthly payments	$ 25,000
Outstanding Principal After Total Future Periodic Payments		2,000,000
Equipment loans | Three Equipment Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 5,115,000
Financing Agreements Entered Into | financingagreements			3
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate			5.02%
Interest rate			4.99%
Term of Loan			36 months
Monthly Installment Amount				$ 95,000
Equipment loans | Three Equipment Loans | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.98%
Equipment loans | Three Equipment Loans | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			5.04%
Equipment loans | Refinanced Equipment Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 2,843,000
Interest rate			5.63%
Term of Loan			21 months
Equipment loans | Two Equipment Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 1,765,000
Financing Agreements Entered Into | financingagreements		2
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		4.79%
Monthly Installment Amount			$ 33,000
Equipment loans | Two Equipment Loans | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.49%
Equipment loans | Two Equipment Loans | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.85%