Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 246,347	$ 326,365
Investment securities available for sale	288,376	346,043
Accounts receivable - trade, net	20,112	23,328
Inventories	90,695	90,323
Income taxes receivable, net	0	3,282
Restricted assets	2,834	2,595
Other current assets	37,824	36,718
Total current assets	686,188	828,654
Property, plant and equipment, net	76,367	84,112
Real estate held for sale, net	22,963	10,643
Long-term investments	53,648	40,292
Investments in real estate ventures	194,052	163,460
Restricted assets	18,647	12,013
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	265,480	269,972
Prepaid pension costs	27,440	25,032
Other assets	54,016	58,893
Total assets	1,398,801	1,493,071
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	7,957	52,640
Current portion of fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	0	884
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	92,952	26,322
Current portion of employee benefits	931	931
Income taxes payable, net	186	1,743
Litigation accruals	7,640	3,149
Deferred income taxes, net	7,321	28,479
Other current liabilities	111,803	126,755
Total current liabilities	228,790	240,903
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	879,690	860,711
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	149,739	168,502
Non-current employee benefits	49,913	49,314
Deferred income taxes, net	96,497	94,510
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	20,094	25,809
Litigation accruals	24,072	25,700
Other liabilities	6,833	5,570
Total liabilities	$ 1,455,628	$ 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, 122,592,329 and 118,646,261 shares issued and 122,592,329 and 114,501,014 shares outstanding	12,259	11,450
Additional paid-in capital	0	0
Accumulated deficit	(163,914)	(90,160)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	9,868	34,540
Treasury shares, at cost, 0 and 4,145,247	0	(12,857)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(141,787)	(57,027)
Non-controlling interest	84,960	79,079
Total stockholders' (deficiency) equity	(56,827)	22,052
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficiency) equity	$ 1,398,801	$ 1,493,071