Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Revenues:
Total revenues		$ 334,145	$ 312,042
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		232,286	212,815
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses		27,292	24,029
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		270	72
Operating income		74,297	75,126
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense		(27,474)	(25,098)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(141)	0
Equity in losses from investments		(159)	(2,242)
Equity in losses from real estate ventures		(1,893)	(1,877)
Other, net		3,620	(1,145)
Income before provision for income taxes		48,250	44,764
Income tax expense		13,509	12,222
Net income		$ 34,741	$ 32,542
Per basic common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.22	$ 0.21
Per diluted common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.22	$ 0.21
Tobacco
Revenues:
Total revenues	[1]	$ 334,145	$ 309,048
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	[1]	232,286	211,537
Real estate
Revenues:
Total revenues		0	2,994
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		$ 0	$ 1,278

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $117,818 and $116,079 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.