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Contingencies (Other Matters Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 71 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 Israel | Sep. 30, 2014 Lights Multi District Litigation [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Lights [Member] | Jul. 03, 2014 Phillips [Member] Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] | Sep. 18, 2014 Wyatt [Member] Lights Multi District Litigation [Member] | Feb. 28, 2014 Aspinall [Member] Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] | Feb. 28, 2014 Brown Case [Member] Lights [Member] | Oct. 27, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] | Oct. 27, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] | Oct. 27, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Lights [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lights Ultra Lights Class Certification Cases Pending in United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number, Federal Court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
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 | $ 0 | $ (145,000,000) | $ (90,000,000) | $ (664,000,000) |  |  |  | $ (6,000) | $ (1,000) |  | $ (764,553) |  |  |
Additional class action certifications denied, reversed, dismissed or resolved |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Settlement Agreement, Terms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |

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