Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Notes Payable (Securities America Notes) (Details)

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Notes Payable (Securities America Notes) (Details) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 04, 2011
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest paid   $ 3,807,000 $ 5,920,000 $ 16,034,000
Extinguishment of debt     20,022,000 110,850,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt   252,000 548,000 4,547,000
Frost Nevada        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Loans payable   15,120,000    
Interest paid   2,034,000 4,334,000 13,546,000
Vector Group        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Loans payable   1,680,000    
Interest paid   226,000 482,000 1,323,000
Company's president and chief executive officer        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Loans payable   0    
Interest paid   0 $ 6,000 $ 15,000
November 2011 Loan        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Current borrowing capacity $ 160,700,000      
Frequency of periodic payment quarterly      
Stated percentage 11.00%      
Funding fees $ 804,000      
Extinguishment of debt   $ 11,852,000    
Securities America Notes        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Warrants outstanding $ 10,713,332      
Exercise price $ 1.68      
Warrants issued to lenders $ 9,428,000