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Contingencies (Other Matters Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 68 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 Israel | Jun. 30, 2014 Lights Multi District Litigation [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Lights [Member] | Feb. 28, 2014 Brown Case [Member] Lights [Member] | Jul. 18, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 18, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] | Jul. 18, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Lights [Member] | Jul. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Phillips [Member] Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lights Ultra Lights Class Certification Cases Pending in United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number, Federal Court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Attorney Fees Ordered Paid to Defendants by Court |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purported number of class action lawsuits served |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 |
Cases Voluntarily Dismissed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount | $ 26,000,000 | $ 36,000,000 | $ 90,000,000 | $ 519,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 764,553 |  |  |  | $ (6,000)
Additional class action certifications denied, reversed, dismissed or resolved |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 19 |  |  |  |  |

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