Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 474,738	$ 240,368
Investment securities available for sale	160,854	181,976
Accounts receivable - trade, net	25,076	23,889
Inventories	92,735	86,516
Income taxes receivable, net	218	2,841
Restricted assets	9,437	9,195
Other current assets	40,163	38,954
Total current assets	803,221	583,739
Property, plant and equipment, net	71,904	75,632
Investments in real estate, net	23,328	23,318
Long-term investments	59,369	62,726
Investments in real estate ventures	206,139	217,168
Restricted assets	9,386	12,303
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	262,866	263,959
Prepaid pension costs	21,302	20,650
Other assets	21,985	21,120
Total assets	1,479,500	1,280,615
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	16,615	8,919
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	56,972	29,241
Current portion of employee benefits	914	915
Income taxes payable, net	0	96
Litigation accruals	3,514	22,904
Other current liabilities	140,388	154,217
Total current liabilities	218,403	216,292
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	1,110,731	856,108
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	126,932	144,042
Non-current employee benefits	55,308	55,055
Deferred income taxes, net	87,914	79,429
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	22,257	20,094
Litigation accruals	22,619	24,718
Other liabilities	10,772	7,038
Total liabilities	1,654,936	1,402,776
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' deficiency:
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 shares authorized, 123,842,329 and 123,792,329 shares issued and outstanding	12,384	12,379
Accumulated deficit	(261,370)	(210,113)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(8,539)	(8,313)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(257,525)	(206,047)
Non-controlling interest	82,089	83,886
Total stockholders' deficiency	(175,436)	(122,161)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	$ 1,479,500	$ 1,280,615