Contingencies (Engle Progeny Cases and Settlements) (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 1996 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) case	Feb. 28, 2015	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) case	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) agreement case
Engle Progeny Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party | $	$ 145,000,000
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending (in cases)					6
Liggett | Engle Progeny Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party | $	$ 790,000	$ 23,150		$ 110,000
Cases with verdicts					25
Plaintiffs' verdicts (in cases)					16
Cases with verdicts in favor of defendants					9
Cases including punitive damages (in cases)					5
Cases settled		152		4,900
Litigation settlement amount paid in lump sum | $				$ 61,600
Litigation settlement, installment term			14 years
Litigation settlement amount of estimated future payments per annum | $				$ 3,600
Payments for legal settlements | $					$ 8,100
Liggett | Engle Progeny Cases, Settled Separate
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases settled | agreement					2
Liggett and Vector Tobacco | Engle Progeny Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases settled					204
Cases pending (in cases)					28