Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 471,989	$ 438,273	$ 887,197	$ 819,073
Operating income (loss)		73,810	70,720	126,741	132,879
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		15,291	2,813	26,404	2,306
Depreciation and amortization		4,613	5,870	9,642	11,034
Capital expenditures				8,346	7,615
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		102	0	1,687	2,350
Restructuring charges		0	0	0	41
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(7,182)	(6,911)	(14,564)	(13,716)
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		367	428	754	870
Capital expenditures				6	26
Tobacco
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	[1]	272,177	255,498	529,631	476,513
Income from MSA settlement				(895)
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		102		1,687	2,350
Restructuring charges					41
Tobacco | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			255,498		476,513
Operating income (loss)		64,407	66,016	124,177	127,499
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		2,333	2,499	4,753	4,939
Capital expenditures				2,049	3,716
E-Cigarettes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		0	10	0	48
E-Cigarettes | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		0	10	0	48
Operating income (loss)		(1)	(91)	(78)	(284)
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		199,812	182,765	357,566	342,512
Real Estate | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		199,812	182,765	357,566	342,512
Operating income (loss)		16,586	11,706	17,206	19,380
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		15,291	2,813	26,404	2,306
Depreciation and amortization		$ 1,913	$ 2,943	4,135	5,225
Capital expenditures				$ 6,291	$ 3,873

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $115,194, $106,861, $224,562 and $197,707, respectively.