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New Valley LLC - Investment in Real Estate Ventures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investments in real estate ventures	$ 123,355		$ 121,117
Contributions to real estate ventures	2,920	$ 8,488
Equity in losses from real estate ventures	(1,893)	(1,877)
New Valley
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investments in real estate ventures	123,355		121,117
Contributions to real estate ventures	2,920	8,488
Distributions from real estate ventures	70	4,043
Equity in losses from real estate ventures	(1,893)	(1,877)
Total maximum exposure to loss	123,355
New Valley \| Condominium and Mixed Use Development
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investments in real estate ventures	98,140		93,350
Contributions to real estate ventures	2,862	369
Distributions from real estate ventures	0	900
Equity in losses from real estate ventures	646	(1,698)
Total maximum exposure to loss	98,140
New Valley \| Apartment Buildings
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investments in real estate ventures	8,770		9,910
Contributions to real estate ventures	58	0
Distributions from real estate ventures	0	1,368
Equity in losses from real estate ventures	(1,199)	(309)
Total maximum exposure to loss	8,770
New Valley \| Hotels
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investments in real estate ventures	586		2,510
Contributions to real estate ventures	0	49
Equity in losses from real estate ventures	(1,924)	(757)
Total maximum exposure to loss	586
New Valley \| Commercial
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Investments in real estate ventures	15,859		$ 15,347
Contributions to real estate ventures	0	8,070
Distributions from real estate ventures	70	218
Equity in losses from real estate ventures	584	372
Total maximum exposure to loss	15,859
New Valley \| Other
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Distributions from real estate ventures	0	1,557
Equity in losses from real estate ventures	$ 0	$ 515
New Valley \| Minimum \| Investments In Real Estate Ventures \| Condominium and Mixed Use Development
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Range of ownership	4.10%
New Valley \| Minimum \| Investments In Real Estate Ventures \| Apartment Buildings
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Range of ownership	15.00%
New Valley \| Minimum \| Investments In Real Estate Ventures \| Hotels
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Range of ownership	0.40%
New Valley \| Minimum \| Investments In Real Estate Ventures \| Commercial
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Range of ownership	1.60%
New Valley \| Maximum \| Investments In Real Estate Ventures \| Condominium and Mixed Use Development
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Range of ownership	77.80%
New Valley \| Maximum \| Investments In Real Estate Ventures \| Apartment Buildings
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Range of ownership	50.00%
New Valley \| Maximum \| Investments In Real Estate Ventures \| Hotels
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Range of ownership	49.00%
New Valley \| Maximum \| Investments In Real Estate Ventures \| Commercial
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Range of ownership	49.00%