Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Total revenues		$ 438,273	$ 416,173	$ 819,073	$ 776,933
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		283,631	279,204	520,053	521,222
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses		83,922	79,916	163,750	154,097
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		0	1,250	2,350	2,093
Restructuring charges		0	0	41	0
Operating income		70,720	55,803	132,879	99,521
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense		(36,369)	(31,761)	(67,089)	(63,507)
Change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt		7,416	5,256	17,110	11,716
Equity in earnings from real estate ventures		2,813	1,856	2,306	2,194
Equity in earnings (losses) from investments		1,089	(2,163)	(582)	(1,551)
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities available for sale		139	(190)	706	12,839
Impairment of investment securities available for sale		(49)	0	(4,862)	0
Other, net		581	1,821	1,628	3,758
Income before provision for income taxes		46,340	30,622	82,096	64,970
Income tax expense		19,003	11,178	33,366	24,045
Net income		27,337	19,444	48,730	40,925
Net income attributed to non-controlling interest		(3,322)	(1,837)	(5,377)	(2,097)
Net income attributed to Vector Group Ltd.		$ 24,015	$ 17,607	$ 43,353	$ 38,828
Per basic common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20	$ 0.14	$ 0.36	$ 0.32
Per diluted common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		0.20	0.14	0.35	0.32
Cash distributions and dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.40	$ 0.38	$ 0.80	$ 0.76
Tobacco
Revenues:
Total revenues	[1]	$ 255,498	$ 254,890	$ 476,513	$ 482,975
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	[1]	168,607	174,867	305,345	331,897
Restructuring charges				41
Real Estate
Revenues:
Total revenues		182,765	161,022	342,512	293,278
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		115,017	103,870	214,695	188,228
E-Cigarettes
Revenues:
Total revenues		10	261	48	680
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		$ 7	$ 467	$ 13	$ 1,097

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $106,861, $108,912, $197,707 and $206,271, respectively.