Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Total revenues		$ 538,432	$ 481,488	$ 959,356	$ 910,454
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		368,174	332,766	654,194	627,041
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses		93,359	86,336	185,673	175,412
Litigation settlement and judgment expense (income)		655	525	655	(1,944)
Operating income		76,244	61,861	118,834	109,945
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense		(32,753)	(48,421)	(70,273)	(94,368)
Change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt		3,788	10,717	14,137	21,284
Equity in earnings (losses) from real estate ventures		6,391	(2,112)	3,952	(8,672)
Other, net		3,096	9,711	11,898	9,179
Income before provision for income taxes		56,766	31,756	78,548	37,368
Income tax expense		17,459	12,760	24,208	14,708
Net income		39,307	18,996	54,340	22,660
Net (income) loss attributed to non-controlling interest		0	(1,178)	(80)	2,369
Net income attributed to Vector Group Ltd.		$ 39,307	$ 17,818	$ 54,260	$ 25,029
Per basic common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.27	$ 0.12	$ 0.36	$ 0.15
Per diluted common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.27	$ 0.12	$ 0.35	$ 0.15
Tobacco
Revenues:
Total revenues	[1]	$ 294,501	$ 274,833	$ 551,257	$ 541,949
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	[1]	204,461	192,761	381,764	377,723
Litigation settlement and judgment expense (income)			525		525
Real estate
Revenues:
Total revenues		243,931	206,655	408,099	368,505
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		163,713	$ 140,005	272,430	$ 249,318
Litigation settlement and judgment expense (income)		$ 655		$ 655

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $119,943, $115,970, $224,576, and $228,771, respectively.