Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 268,600	$ 224,580
Investment securities at fair value	110,935	116,436
Accounts receivable - trade, net	26,442	40,677
Inventories	91,959	92,448
Income taxes receivable, net	0	8,454
Other current assets	11,665	9,770
Total current assets	509,601	492,365
Property, plant and equipment, net	43,380	39,580
Long-term investments (includes $29,402 and $28,919 at fair value)	46,760	44,959
Investments in real estate ventures	131,497	121,117
Operating lease right-of-use assets	11,017	7,742
Intangible assets	107,511	107,511
Other assets	84,329	95,317
Total assets	934,095	908,591
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	8	22,065
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	8,812	14,838
Current operating lease liability	3,706	3,551
Income taxes payable, net	717	0
Other current liabilities	131,680	135,170
Total current liabilities	144,923	175,624
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	1,371,811	1,390,261
Non-current employee benefits	67,111	63,216
Deferred income taxes, net	57,970	51,034
Non-current operating lease liability	8,177	5,469
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	8,747	11,116
Other liabilities	17,170	19,748
Total liabilities	1,675,909	1,716,468
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 5 and 15)
Stockholders' deficiency:
Preferred stock, par value $1 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.1 per share, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 155,978,020 and 154,840,902 shares issued and outstanding	15,598	15,484
Additional paid-in capital	11,384	5,092
Accumulated deficit	(755,883)	(812,380)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(12,913)	(16,073)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(741,814)	(807,877)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	$ 934,095	$ 908,591