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Contingencies (Engle Progeny Judgments Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Jan. 06, 2016	May 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2017
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							24,505
Punitive damages awarded							10,815
Liggett \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded							177
Punitive damages awarded							15
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
Non-economic damages awarded		$ 225
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 awarded to other party							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
Liggett \| Santoro v. R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded			$ 1,027
Punitive damages awarded			$ 15
Liggett \| Santoro v. R.J. Reynolds [Member] \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded							160
Punitive damages awarded							15
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
Apportioned fault percentage to defendant					85.00%