Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues
Total Revenues		$ 471,989	$ 438,273	$ 887,197	$ 819,073
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		314,894	283,631	590,817	520,053
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses		83,183	83,922	167,952	163,750
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		102	0	1,687	2,350
Restructuring charges		0	0	0	41
Operating income		73,810	70,720	126,741	132,879
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense		(46,691)	(36,369)	(92,912)	(67,089)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0	0	(34,110)	0
Change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt		8,134	7,416	16,705	17,110
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		15,291	2,813	26,404	2,306
Equity in (losses) earnings from investments		(1,459)	1,089	(2,520)	(582)
Gain on sale of investment securities available for sale		37	139	187	706
Impairment of investment securities available for sale		(87)	(49)	(126)	(4,862)
Other, net		1,338	581	2,997	1,628
Income before provision for income taxes		50,373	46,340	43,366	82,096
Income tax expense		18,827	19,003	16,045	33,366
Net income		31,546	27,337	27,321	48,730
Net income attributed to non-controlling interest		(4,735)	(3,322)	(4,737)	(5,377)
Net income attributed to Vector Group Ltd.		$ 26,811	$ 24,015	$ 22,584	$ 43,353
Per basic common share:
Net income applicable to common share attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20	$ 0.19	$ 0.16	$ 0.34
Per diluted common share:
Net income applicable to common share attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		0.20	0.19	0.16	0.34
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.40	$ 0.38	$ 0.8	$ 0.76
Tobacco
Revenues
Total Revenues	[1]	$ 272,177	$ 255,498	$ 529,631	$ 476,513
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	[1]	186,907	168,607	362,661	305,345
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		102		1,687	2,350
Restructuring charges					41
Real Estate
Revenues
Total Revenues		199,812	182,765	357,566	342,512
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		127,987	115,017	228,156	214,695
E-Cigarettes
Revenues
Total Revenues		0	10	0	48
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		$ 0	$ 7	$ 0	$ 13

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $115,194, $106,861, $224,562 and $197,707, respectively.