Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 393,530	$ 240,368
Investment securities available for sale	156,903	181,976
Accounts receivable - trade, net	18,801	23,889
Inventories	89,834	86,516
Income taxes receivable, net	16,110	2,841
Restricted assets	7,330	9,195
Other current assets	22,955	38,954
Total current assets	705,463	583,739
Property, plant and equipment, net	80,448	75,632
Investments in real estate, net	23,640	23,318
Long-term investments	53,197	62,726
Investments in real estate ventures	221,258	217,168
Restricted assets	3,986	12,303
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	261,918	263,959
Prepaid pension costs	22,273	20,650
Other assets	31,852	21,120
Total assets	1,404,035	1,280,615
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	39,508	8,919
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	16,192	29,241
Current portion of employee benefits	937	915
Income taxes payable, net	0	96
Litigation accruals	3,659	22,904
Other current liabilities	135,852	154,217
Total current liabilities	196,148	216,292
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	1,132,943	856,108
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	112,332	144,042
Non-current employee benefits	58,958	55,055
Deferred income taxes, net	93,085	79,429
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	22,257	20,094
Litigation accruals	27,513	24,718
Other liabilities	14,071	7,038
Total liabilities	1,657,307	1,402,776
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 10 and 15)
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,127,739,481 and 123,792,329 shares issued and outstanding	12,774	12,379
Accumulated deficit	(333,529)	(210,113)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,245)	(8,313)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(332,000)	(206,047)
Non-controlling interest	78,728	83,886
Total stockholders' deficiency	(253,272)	(122,161)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	$ 1,404,035	$ 1,280,615