Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 396,060	$ 393,530
Investment securities available for sale	154,645	156,903
Accounts receivable - trade, net	18,055	18,801
Inventories	84,587	89,834
Income taxes receivable, net	0	16,110
Restricted assets	11,518	7,330
Other current assets	35,067	22,955
Total current assets	699,932	705,463
Property, plant and equipment, net	83,594	80,448
Investments in real estate, net	23,742	23,640
Long-term investments	74,476	53,197
Investments in real estate ventures	210,089	221,258
Restricted assets	3,483	3,986
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	268,179	261,918
Prepaid pension costs	23,186	22,273
Other assets	23,223	31,852
Total assets	1,409,904	1,404,035
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable and long-term debt	8,432	39,508
Current payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	112,438	16,192
Current portion of employee benefits	937	937
Income taxes payable, net	12,163	0
Litigation accruals	6,396	3,659
Other current liabilities	127,836	135,852
Total current liabilities	268,202	196,148
Notes payable, long-term debt and other obligations, less current portion	1,175,910	1,132,943
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt	86,190	112,332
Non-current employee benefits	59,600	58,958
Deferred income taxes, net	71,783	93,085
Payments due under the Master Settlement Agreement	21,479	22,257
Litigation accruals	23,220	27,513
Other liabilities	21,694	14,071
Total liabilities	1,728,078	1,657,307
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,135,178,626 and 127,739,481 shares issued and outstanding	13,518	12,774
Accumulated deficit	(404,276)	(333,529)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,962)	(11,245)
Total Vector Group Ltd. stockholders' deficiency	(402,720)	(332,000)
Non-controlling interest	84,546	78,728
Total stockholders' deficiency	(318,174)	(253,272)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	$ 1,409,904	$ 1,404,035