Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 428,966	$ 415,208
Operating income		48,084	53,421
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		(6,560)	11,113
Depreciation and amortization		4,587	5,029
Capital expenditures		3,987	4,588
Litigation settlement and judgment income		(2,469)	1,585
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		0	0
Operating income		(6,567)	(6,843)
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		0	0
Depreciation and amortization		261	387
Capital expenditures		5	6
Tobacco
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	[1]	267,116	257,454
Litigation settlement income		(3,490)	(895)
Litigation settlement and judgment income			1,585
Tobacco | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			257,454
Operating income		63,411	59,644
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		0	0
Depreciation and amortization		2,037	2,420
Capital expenditures		911	1,096
Real Estate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		161,850	157,754
Litigation settlement income		(2,469)
Real Estate | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		161,850	157,754
Operating income		(8,760)	620
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		(6,560)	11,113
Depreciation and amortization		2,289	2,222
Capital expenditures		$ 3,071	$ 3,486

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $112,801 and $109,368, respectively.