Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 363,719	$ 301,353
Investment securities at fair value	135,246	150,489
Accounts receivable - trade, net	27,918	29,481
Inventories	84,293	89,790
Income taxes receivable, net	0	11,217
Restricted assets	4,821	10,258
Other current assets	45,671	21,121
Total current assets	661,668	613,709
Property, plant and equipment, net	86,325	85,516
Investments in real estate, net	25,198	23,952
Long-term investments (of which $58,787 and $0 were carried at fair value)	76,452	81,291
Investments in real estate ventures	142,988	188,131
Restricted assets	6,296	3,488
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	267,033	267,708
Prepaid pension costs	28,838	27,697
Other assets	52,076	36,786
Total assets	1,346,874	1,328,278
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	234,756	33,820
Current portion of fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	12,851	0
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	129,795	12,384
Current portion of employee benefits	952	952
Income taxes payable, net	5,079	100
Litigation accruals	254	260
Other current liabilities	140,409	157,123
Total current liabilities	524,096	204,639
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	1,058,372	1,194,244
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	32,273	76,413
Non-current employee benefits	62,659	62,242
Deferred income taxes, net	51,587	58,801
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	16,383	21,479
Litigation accruals	21,224	19,840
Other liabilities	52,730	22,380
Total liabilities	1,819,324	1,660,038
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
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,140,914,642 and 134,365,424 shares issued and outstanding	14,092	13,437
Accumulated deficit	(541,202)	(414,785)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(17,720)	(12,571)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(544,830)	(413,919)
Non-controlling interest	72,380	82,159
Total stockholders' deficiency	(472,450)	(331,760)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	$ 1,346,874	$ 1,328,278