CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenues:
Total revenues	[1]	$ 371,914	$ 365,662	$ 696,481	$ 699,807
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	[1]	244,594	248,984	462,495	481,270
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses		29,461	26,930	58,155	54,222
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		73	18,105	264	18,375
Operating income		97,786	71,643	175,567	145,940
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense		(26,583)	(27,124)	(54,032)	(54,598)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0	(40)	0	(181)
Equity in (losses) earnings from investments		(641)	959	1,497	800
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		(1,213)	2,954	(11,934)	1,061
Other, net		5,585	4,791	11,970	8,411
Income before provision for income taxes		74,934	53,183	123,068	101,433
Income tax expense		20,756	15,094	34,090	28,603
Net income		$ 54,178	$ 38,089	$ 88,978	$ 72,830
Per basic common share:
Net income applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)		$ 0.34	$ 0.24	$ 0.56	$ 0.46
Per diluted common share:
Net income applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)		$ 0.34	$ 0.24	$ 0.56	$ 0.46
Revenue, Product and Service [Extensible Enumeration]		Tobacco [Member]	Tobacco [Member]	Tobacco [Member]	Tobacco [Member]

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $120,452, $126,750, $226,275 and $244,568 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.