Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Revenues:
Tobacco	$ 264,520	[1]	$ 271,516	[1]	$ 748,468	[1]	$ 761,038	[1]
Real estate	153,748		6,425		415,280		19,298
E-Cigarettes	1,608		0		9,977		0
Total revenues	419,876		277,941		1,173,725		780,336
Cost of sales:
Tobacco	189,728	[1]	194,991	[1]	537,667	[1]	548,377	[1]
Real estate	96,442		5,844		261,531		16,080
E-Cigarettes	1,066		0		6,357		0
Total cost of sales	287,236		200,835		805,555		564,457
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses	69,431		26,478		200,431		77,915
Litigation settlement and judgment expense	225		87,913		1,725		87,913
Operating income (loss)	62,984		(37,285)		166,014		50,051
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense	(44,034)		(33,583)		(123,670)		(99,045)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0		0		0		(21,458)
Change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	7,127		2,800		7,447		8,299
Acceleration of interest expense related to debt conversion	(994)		0		(5,112)		0
Equity income from real estate ventures	3,258		9,489		3,002		16,774
Equity income (loss) on long-term investments	829		(53)		1,462		770
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities available for sale	33		(99)		(38)		5,110
Other, net	2,466		2,871		8,167		5,151
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	31,669		(55,860)		57,272		(34,348)
Income tax expense (benefit)	11,964		(18,969)		21,007		(9,287)
Net income (loss)	19,705		(36,891)		36,265		(25,061)
Net income attributed to non-controlling interest	(4,826)		0		(10,881)		0
Net income (loss) attributed to Vector Group Ltd.	$ 14,879		$ (36,891)		$ 25,384		$ (25,061)
Per basic common share:
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd.	$ 0.14		$ (0.39)		$ 0.24		$ (0.26)
Per diluted common share:
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd.	$ 0.14		$ (0.39)		$ 0.24		$ (0.26)
Cash distributions and dividends declared per share	$ 0.38		$ 0.36		$ 1.14		$ 1.09

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include excise taxes of $115,323, $121,787, $327,434 and $343,294, respectively.