Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Revenues:
Tobacco	$ 250,556	[1]	$ 249,120	[1]	$ 483,948	[1]	$ 489,522	[1]
Real estate	153,488		7,106		261,532		12,873
E-Cigarettes	2,569		0		8,369		0
Total revenues	406,613		256,226		753,849		502,395
Cost of sales:
Tobacco	179,773	[1]	180,430	[1]	347,939	[1]	353,386	[1]
Real estate	97,763		6,015		165,087		10,236
E-Cigarettes	1,746		0		5,293		0
Total cost of sales	279,282		186,445		518,319		363,622
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses	67,023		25,541		132,500		51,437
Operating income	60,308		44,240		103,030		87,336
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense	(44,183)		(32,086)		(79,636)		(65,462)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0		0		0		(21,458)
Change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	1,970		2,450		320		5,499
Acceleration of interest expense related to debt conversion	(439)		0		(4,118)		0
Equity (loss) income from non-consolidated real estate businesses	(1,808)		6,804		(256)		7,285
Equity (loss) income on long-term investments	(273)		846		633		823
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities available for sale	(18)		(197)		(71)		5,209
Other, net	3,575		1,471		5,701		2,280
Income before provision for income taxes	19,132		23,528		25,603		21,512
Income tax expense	6,101		10,017		9,043		9,682
Net income	13,031		13,511		16,560		11,830
Net income attributed to non-controlling interest	(5,106)		0		(6,055)		0
Net income attributed to Vector Group Ltd.	$ 7,925		$ 13,511		$ 10,505		$ 11,830
Per basic common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd.	$ 0.08		$ 0.14		$ 0.11		$ 0.13
Per diluted common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd.	$ 0.08		$ 0.14		$ 0.11		$ 0.13
Cash distributions and dividends declared per share	$ 0.4		$ 0.38		$ 0.80		$ 0.76

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include excise taxes of $109,695, $112,596, $212,108 and $221,507, respectively.