CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 332,593	$ 268,600
Investment securities at fair value	129,022	110,935
Accounts receivable - trade, net	24,100	26,442
Inventories	106,566	91,959
Other current assets	13,497	11,665
Total current assets	605,778	509,601
Property, plant and equipment, net	43,362	43,380
Long-term investments (includes $30,461 and $29,402 at fair value)	49,956	46,760
Investments in real estate ventures	113,563	131,497
Operating lease right-of-use assets	11,728	11,017
Intangible assets	107,511	107,511
Other assets	85,379	84,329
Total assets	1,017,277	934,095
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	0	8
Current amounts due under the Master Settlement Agreement	74,503	8,812
Income taxes payable, net	15,827	717
Current operating lease liability	4,096	3,706
Other current liabilities	134,573	131,680
Total current liabilities	228,999	144,923
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	1,373,024	1,371,811
Non-current employee benefits	67,937	67,111
Deferred income taxes, net	55,642	57,970
Non-current operating lease liability	8,356	8,177
Amounts due under the Master Settlement Agreement	8,208	8,747
Other liabilities	14,175	17,170
Total liabilities	1,756,341	1,675,909
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
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, 157,419,093 and 155,978,020 shares issued and outstanding	15,742	15,598
Additional paid-in capital	11,149	11,384
Accumulated deficit	(753,031)	(755,883)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(12,924)	(12,913)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(739,064)	(741,814)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	$ 1,017,277	$ 934,095