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Contingencies (Engle Class Action And Engle Progeny Trial Results Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended |  | 6 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | May 31, 2001 Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] Florida Engle [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] Florida Engle [Member] | Jul. 31, 2006 Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] Florida Engle [Member] | Jun. 05, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] cases | Jun. 30, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Florida/Reider [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Florida/Banks [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Florida Weingart [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Florida Hancock [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Florida Engle [Member] Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Jul. 18, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] | Jul. 18, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | Jul. 18, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Since January1999 [Member] cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Claims Decided, Number |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59
Loss Contingency, Claims Decided Unfavorably, Number |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29
Loss Contingency, Claims Decided Favorably, Number |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
Number of plaintiffs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,200 |  |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2012 | July 2000 |  |  |
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145,000,000,000 |  |  |
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount PM USA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,000,000,000 |  |  |
Amounts placed in escrow |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reinstated compensatory damages, award total |  |  |  | 6,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages paid |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid Date |  |  | February 2008 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, pending claims |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,100 | 1,000 |
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number | 847 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 174 |
Number of Cases Appealed |  |  |  |  | 521 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Florida bond cap |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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