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Contingencies (Engle Progeny Cases Trial Results Narrative) (Details) (Engle Progeny Cases [Member], USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Florida/Summarco [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | March 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | $ 2,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 45.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 1,125,000
Florida/Bowden [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | March 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 5,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 30.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 1,500,000
Florida/Goveia [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | February 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 850,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 35.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 297,500
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant | 2,250,000
Florida/Cuculino [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | January 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 12,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 40.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 5,000,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 5,000,000
Florida/Rizzuto [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | August 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 12,550,000
Economic damages | 2,550,000
Economic Damages Reduced Award Total | 1,100,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total | 11,100,000
Florida/Skolnick [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | June 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 2,555,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 30.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 766,500
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 766,500
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | December 2013
Florida/Starr-Blundell [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | June 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 10.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 50,000
Florida/Ruffo [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | May 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 1,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 12.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 180,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 180,000
Florida/Graham [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | May 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 2,750,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 10.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 275,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 277,750
Florida/Searcy [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | April 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 6,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total | 1,000,000
Punitive damages reduced award total | 1,670,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant | 10,000,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 2,200,000
Florida Buchanan [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | December 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 5,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 37.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 2,000,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 2,500,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | April 2013
Florida Hancock [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | August 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 0
Additur damages imposed by trial court | 110,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 5.00%
Loss contingency, damages allocated | 700
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid Date | October 2012
Florida Calloway [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | May 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 21,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total | 16,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 25.00%
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount | 17,000,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 1,500,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | September 2012
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | August 2012
Florida/Hallgren [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | January 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 2,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 25.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 500,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant | 750,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 1,250,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | April 2012
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | March 2012
Florida/Allen [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | April 2011
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 6,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 15.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 900,000
Punitive damages reduced award total | 2,700,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant | 17,000,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 1,250,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | November 2011
Appeal Bond Return Date | October 2013
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | May 2011
Florida/Tullo [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | April 2011
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 4,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 45.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 2,025,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 2,000,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | July 2011
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | April 2011
Florida/Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | July 2010
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 8,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 64.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 5,100,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount | 16,200,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 5,000,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | August 2010
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | August 2010
Florida/Putney [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | April 2010
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 15,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 15.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 2,300,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount | 2,500,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 1,600,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | August 2010
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | August 2010
Florida/R. Cohen [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | March 2010
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 10,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 33.30%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 3,300,000
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants | 20,000,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant | 10,000,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 2,500,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | October 2010
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | July 2010
Florida/Naugle [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | November 2009
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 56,600,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total | 13,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced amended award total | 12,300,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 90.00%
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants | 244,000,000
Punitive damages reduced award total | 26,000,000
Punitive damages reduced amended award total | 24,500,000
Retrial Compensatory Damages Awarded | 3,700,000
Retrial Punitive Damages Awarded | 7,500,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 5,000,000
Loss Contingency Amended Final Court Judgment Date | August 2010
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | April 2010
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | March 2010
Florida/Barbanell [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | August 2009
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 5,300,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 36.50%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 1,950,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA | 1,950,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date | September 2009
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | September 2009
Loss contingency damages recorded costs and interest | 3,600,000
Florida/Hess [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | February 2009
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 3,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 42.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 1,260,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount | 5,000,000
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | June 2009
Loss contingency damages recorded costs and interest | 3,200,000
Loss Contingency Damages Recorded Date | first quarter of 2013
Florida Lock [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | October 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | 1,150,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA | 9.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount | 103,500
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date | February 2013
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid | $ 140,000

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