Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 238,323	$ 326,365
Investment securities available for sale	342,577	346,043
Accounts receivable - trade, net	18,022	23,328
Inventories	98,576	90,323
Income taxes receivable, net	0	3,282
Restricted assets	2,324	2,595
Other current assets	45,236	36,718
Total current assets	745,058	828,654
Property, plant and equipment, net	79,448	84,112
Real estate held for sale, net	23,043	10,643
Long-term investments	46,219	40,292
Investments in real estate ventures	199,026	163,460
Restricted assets	20,220	12,013
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	267,000	269,972
Prepaid pension costs	26,635	25,032
Other assets	56,194	58,893
Total assets	1,462,843	1,493,071
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	6,074	52,640
Current portion of fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	0	884
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	62,626	26,322
Current portion of employee benefits	931	931
Income taxes payable, net	3,723	1,743
Litigation accruals	3,477	3,149
Deferred income taxes, net	28,322	28,479
Other current liabilities	125,523	126,755
Total current liabilities	230,676	240,903
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	872,999	860,711
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	156,783	168,502
Non-current employee benefits	49,705	49,314
Deferred income taxes, net	98,180	94,510
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	25,809	25,809
Litigation accruals	23,444	25,700
Other liabilities	6,913	5,570
Total liabilities	$ 1,464,509	$ 1,471,019
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' (deficiency) equity:
Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share, 250,000,000 and 250,000,000 shares authorized, 120,975,866 and 118,646,261 shares issued and 116,830,619 and 114,501,014 shares outstanding	11,683	11,450
Additional paid-in capital	0	0
Accumulated deficit	(115,570)	(90,160)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	33,758	34,540
Less: 4,145,247 and 4,145,247 shares of common stock in treasury, at cost	(12,857)	(12,857)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(82,986)	(57,027)
Non-controlling interest	81,320	79,079
Total stockholders' (deficiency) equity	(1,666)	22,052
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficiency) equity	$ 1,462,843	$ 1,493,071