CONTINGENCIES - Engle Progeny Settlements (Details) - Engle Progeny Cases $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 1996 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party	$ 145,000,000
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases settled | case			4,900
Amount of litigation settlement awarded to other party	$ 790,000		$ 110,000
Litigation settlement amount paid in lump sum			61,600
Litigation settlement, installment term		14 years
Litigation settlement amount of estimated future payments per annum			$ 4,000