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Contingencies (Other Matters) (Details) (USD $) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 62 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 Israel | Dec. 31, 2013 Lights/Multi District Litigation [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Lights [Member] | Jan. 27, 2014 Lights [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Lights/Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] Illinois Price [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Lights Ultra Lights Class Certification Cases Pending in United States | 15 |  |  |  |  |
Lights Ultra Lights Cases Pending in Federal Courts | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Purported number of class action lawsuits served |  |  | 4 |  | 26 |
Attorney Fees Ordered Paid to Defendents by Court |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |
Additional class action certifications denied, reversed, dismissed or resolved |  |  |  | 19 |  |
Cases Voluntarily Dismissed |  |  |  | 13 |  |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence |  |  |  |  |  | March 2003
Loss Contingency, Date of Dismissal |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2006
Tobacco Price Cases | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Compensatory Damages |  |  |  |  |  | 7,100,000,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Punitive Damages |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000

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