Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenues:
Total revenues		$ 377,995	$ 298,485	$ 1,077,239	$ 907,027
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		267,023	187,444	751,076	566,242
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses		27,040	29,924	76,265	89,795
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		31	12	160	17
Net gains on sales of assets		0	(910)	0	(910)
Operating income		83,901	82,015	249,738	251,883
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense		(27,598)	(28,226)	(83,420)	(85,019)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt		412	0	412	(21,362)
Equity in (losses) earnings from investments		(619)	44	(5,172)	1,562
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		(1,903)	(5,694)	(4,240)	12,505
Other, net		(804)	(1,451)	(5,043)	9,868
Income before provision for income taxes		53,389	46,688	152,275	169,437
Income tax expense		14,533	16,776	41,724	52,994
Income from continuing operations		38,856	29,912	110,551	116,443
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0	18,857	0	57,588
Net income		38,856	48,769	110,551	174,031
Net loss from continuing operations attributed to non-controlling interest		0	0	0	0
Net loss from discontinued operations attributed to non-controlling interest		0	120	0	120
Net loss attributed to non-controlling interest		0	120	0	120
Net income attributed to Vector Group Ltd. from continuing operations		38,856	29,912	110,551	116,443
Net income attributed to Vector Group Ltd. from discontinued operations		0	18,977	0	57,708
Net income		$ 38,856	$ 48,889	$ 110,551	$ 174,151
Per basic common share:
Net income from continuing operations applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25	$ 0.19	$ 0.70	$ 0.74
Net income from discontinued operations applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)		0	0.12	0	0.37
Net income applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)		0.25	0.31	0.70	1.11
Per diluted common share:
Net income from continuing operations applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)		0.25	0.19	0.70	0.74
Net income from discontinued operations applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)		0	0.12	0	0.37
Net income applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25	$ 0.31	$ 0.70	$ 1.11
Tobacco
Revenues:
Tobacco	[1]	$ 377,995	$ 297,942	$ 1,061,355	$ 895,901
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	[1]	267,023	186,398	743,749	556,574
Real estate
Revenues:
Real estate		0	543	15,884	11,126
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		$ 0	$ 1,046	$ 7,327	$ 9,668

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $138,041, $106,408, $392,004, and $322,857 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.