Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 410,409	$ 393,530
Investment securities available for sale	146,223	156,903
Accounts receivable - trade, net	25,479	18,801
Inventories	87,979	89,834
Income taxes receivable, net	8,178	16,110
Restricted assets	8,797	7,330
Other current assets	29,458	22,955
Total current assets	716,523	705,463
Property, plant and equipment, net	80,994	80,448
Investments in real estate, net	23,675	23,640
Long-term investments	75,171	53,197
Investments in real estate ventures	201,356	221,258
Restricted assets	3,754	3,986
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	261,189	261,918
Prepaid pension costs	22,882	22,273
Other assets	34,742	31,852
Total assets	1,420,286	1,404,035
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	20,941	39,508
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	68,039	16,192
Current portion of employee benefits	937	937
Litigation accruals	5,371	3,659
Other current liabilities	145,825	135,852
Total current liabilities	241,113	196,148
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	1,158,877	1,132,943
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	95,627	112,332
Non-current employee benefits	59,384	58,958
Deferred income taxes, net	85,176	93,085
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	23,642	22,257
Litigation accruals	23,574	27,513
Other liabilities	17,414	14,071
Total liabilities	1,704,807	1,657,307
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,128,934,081 and 127,739,481 shares issued and outstanding	12,893	12,774
Accumulated deficit	(368,140)	(333,529)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(12,606)	(11,245)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(367,853)	(332,000)
Non-controlling interest	83,332	78,728
Total stockholders' deficiency	(284,521)	(253,272)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	$ 1,420,286	$ 1,404,035