Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 209,048	$ 240,368
Investment securities available for sale	152,700	181,976
Accounts receivable - trade, net	20,449	23,889
Inventories	92,451	86,516
Income taxes receivable, net	4,621	2,841
Restricted assets	9,628	9,195
Other current assets	37,748	38,954
Total current assets	526,645	583,739
Property, plant and equipment, net	73,608	75,632
Real estate held for sale, net	23,366	23,318
Long-term investments	59,488	62,726
Investments in real estate ventures	225,033	217,168
Restricted assets	14,887	12,303
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	263,413	263,959
Prepaid pension costs	20,976	20,650
Other assets	21,373	21,120
Total assets	1,228,789	1,280,615
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	25,927	8,919
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	43,705	29,241
Current portion of employee benefits	914	915
Income taxes payable, net	0	96
Litigation accruals	7,686	22,904
Other current liabilities	113,085	154,217
Total current liabilities	191,317	216,292
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	864,554	856,108
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	134,348	144,042
Non-current employee benefits	55,171	55,055
Deferred income taxes, net	85,069	79,429
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	20,094	20,094
Litigation accruals	22,034	24,718
Other liabilities	10,062	7,038
Total liabilities	$ 1,382,649	$ 1,402,776
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' deficiency:
Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 123,792,329 shares issued and outstanding	12,379	12,379
Accumulated deficit	(238,180)	(210,113)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(8,270)	(8,313)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(234,071)	(206,047)
Non-controlling interest	80,211	83,886
Total stockholders' deficiency	(153,860)	(122,161)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	$ 1,228,789	$ 1,280,615