Contingencies (Judgments Paid in Engle Progeny Cases, Maryland Cases and Liggett Only Cases) (Details) - Liggett $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) case	Jun. 30, 2017 case
Lukacs, Campbell, Douglas, Clay, Tullo, Ward, Rizzuto, Lambert, Buchanan, and Santoro
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements | $	$ 40,111
Engle Progeny Cases, Cowart, Tumin, Forbing, and Jones
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	5
Engle Progeny Cases, Baron, Camacho, Clark, Cupp, Feld, Geist, Lane, Nicholson, Mendez and Tully
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	8
Multi-defendant personal injury cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	61
Multi-defendant personal injury cases | Maryland
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending		16