Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenues:
Total revenues		$ 547,831	$ 504,790	$ 1,448,079	$ 1,464,146
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		374,575	345,456	990,083	999,650
Operating, selling, administrative and general expenses		77,019	92,374	238,600	278,047
Litigation settlement and judgment expense		0	240	53	895
Impairments of goodwill and intangible assets		0	0	58,252	0
Restructuring charges		320	0	3,281	0
Operating income		95,917	66,720	157,810	185,554
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense		(28,163)	(32,963)	(93,148)	(103,236)
Change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt		0	6,182	4,999	20,319
Equity in earnings (losses) from investments		1,840	(468)	54,199	(791)
Equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures		(8,536)	8,050	(27,301)	12,002
Other, net		(5,096)	2,223	(8,116)	14,444
Income before provision for income taxes		55,962	49,744	88,443	128,292
Income tax expense		17,823	13,736	27,761	37,944
Net income		38,139	36,008	60,682	90,348
Net income attributed to non-controlling interest		0	0	0	(80)
Net income attributed to Vector Group Ltd.		$ 38,139	$ 36,008	$ 60,682	$ 90,268
Per basic common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25	$ 0.23	$ 0.39	$ 0.57
Per diluted common share:
Net income applicable to common shares attributed to Vector Group Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25	$ 0.23	$ 0.39	$ 0.56
Tobacco
Revenues:
Tobacco	[1]	$ 318,850	$ 303,260	$ 918,429	$ 854,517
Total revenues		318,850		918,429
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	[1]	204,101	209,192	615,458	590,956
Real estate
Revenues:
Real estate		228,981	201,530	529,650	609,629
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales		$ 170,474	$ 136,264	$ 374,625	$ 408,694

[1] Revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $120,320, $122,951, $354,629, and $347,527, respectively.