Contingencies (MSA and Other State Settlement Agreements) (Details)		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	25 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) sponsorship	Mar. 31, 1998 USD ($) state	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2019
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states with settled litigation | state						46
Number of brand name sponsorships allowed | sponsorship					1
Brand name sponsorship period					12 months
Annual payment requirement						$ 9,000,000,000
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states with settled litigation | state						45
Liggett | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated litigation liability					$ 0
Percentage of cigarettes sales exceeds market share exemption					1.65%
Vector Tobacco | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated litigation liability					$ 0
Percentage of cigarettes sales exceeds market share exemption					0.28%
Liggett and Vector Tobacco | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated litigation liability					$ 171,000,000
Payments for legal settlements	$ 140,000,000
Product Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue | Liggett and Vector Tobacco
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage					4.00%
Mississippi | Liggett | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percent of Income Entitled								0.50%
Proceeds that should not be included in income							$ 294,000,000
Damages sought		$ 17,500,000	$ 14,400,000	$ 27,000,000