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Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 State Settlements Agreements [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Fair And Equitable Tobacco Reform Act Of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair And Equitable Tobacco Reform Act Of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Fair And Equitable Tobacco Reform Act Of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Smokeable Products [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Items [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Philip Morris USA [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Smokeable Products [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Philip Morris USA [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Smokeable Products [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence |  |  |  | November 1998 |  |  |  |  |  |
State Settlement Agreements annual payments |  |  |  | $ 9,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap |  |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | 7,206,000,000 | 7,937,000,000 | 7,680,000,000 |  | 4,200,000,000 | 4,900,000,000 | 4,800,000,000 |  |  |
NPM Adjustment Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 664,000,000 | $ 145,000,000 | $ 145,000,000

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