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Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Other Obligations (Convertible Notes Table) (Details) (Convertible Debt [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Conversion basis amount   $ 1vgr_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionBasisAmount
6.75% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Note due 2014 - Vector
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Note conversion (in shares) 2,227,552us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_VariableInterestSeniorConvertible6Point75PercentNoteDue2014Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
 
Variable Interest 7.50% Senior Convertible Debentures [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Conversion price   $ 16.78us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_VariableInterest7Point50PercentSeniorConvertibleDebenturesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
Note conversion (in shares)   59.5946us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_VariableInterest7Point50PercentSeniorConvertibleDebenturesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
5.5% Variable Interest Senior Convertible Notes due 2020
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Conversion price   $ 25.87us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_FivePointFivePercentVariableSeniorConvertibleDebenturesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
Note conversion (in shares)   38.6563us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_FivePointFivePercentVariableSeniorConvertibleDebenturesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember