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Contingencies (Judgments Paid Maryland and Liggett Only Cases) (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 1996 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party	$ 145,000,000
Individual Actions Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending (in cases) \| case				51
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending (in cases) \| case				1
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party	$ 790,000
Liggett \| Engle Progeny Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements				$ 8,000
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party		$ 17,650	$ 110,000
Liggett \| Lukacs, Campbell, Douglas, Clay, Tullo, Ward Rizzuto, Lambert and Buchanan
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements				$ 39,773
Maryland \| Liggett \| Individual Actions Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending (in cases) \| case				16
Pending Litigation \| Liggett \| Lukacs, Campbell, Douglas, Clay, Tullo, Ward Rizzuto, Lambert and Buchanan
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party				$ 160