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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2013
Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Subsidiary guarantors, percentage ownership   100.00%vgr_SubsidiaryGuarantorsPercentageOwnership
7.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]    
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Interest Rate   7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_SeniorSecured7Point75PercentNotesDue2021Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Covenant, Indenture Threshold for Earnings for Payment of Dividends $ 75,000vgr_DebtInstrumentCovenantIndentureThresholdForEarningsForPaymentOfDividends
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_SeniorSecured7Point75PercentNotesDue2021Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember		  
Covenant, Leverage Ratio Requirement 3.0vgr_DebtInstrumentCovenantLeverageRatioRequirement
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_SeniorSecured7Point75PercentNotesDue2021Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember		  
Covenant, Secured Leverage Ratio Requirement 1.5vgr_DebtInstrumentCovenantSecuredLeverageRatioRequirement
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vgr_SeniorSecured7Point75PercentNotesDue2021Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember