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Contingencies Contingencies (MSA Term Sheet Agreement) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 21 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2013 state | Mar. 31, 2013 state | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 state | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] state | Sep. 30, 2014 Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] 2003 NPM Adjustment Amount [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Jul. 01, 2014 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] 2013 Transition Year Adjustment [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Indiana/Kentucky [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Indiana/Kentucky [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Indiana/Kentucky [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Indiana/Kentucky [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Indiana/Kentucky [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Indiana/Kentucky [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Indiana/Kentucky [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] 2013 Transition Year Adjustment [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Missouri [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Remaining non-diligent states [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Remaining non-diligent states [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Remaining non-diligent states [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Remaining non-diligent states [Member] Smokeable Products [Member] PM USA [Member] 2003 NPM Adjustment Amount [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] state
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Non-contested States to the 2003 Diligent Enforcement Claims |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of States Joining Term Sheet | 2 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of States Not Joining Settlement |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
States Not Diligently Enforcing Escrow Statutes |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
States Diligently Enforcing Escrow Statute |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Signatory States Allocable Share of OPM Aggregate 2003-2012 NPM Adjustments Reduction of Future MSA Payments |  |  |  |  | 46.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected Litigation Settlement, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 145,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,000,000 | $ 54,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 108,000,000 |
Litigation Settlement Amount Possible Refund to States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000,000 |  |  |  |
Projected Litigation Settlement Interest Possible Refund to State |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |
NPM Adjustment Items |  |  | 0 | 145,000,000 | 90,000,000 | 664,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 599,000,000 |  |  | 0 | 145,000,000 | 36,000,000 | 483,000,000 | 519,000,000 | 43,000,000 | 664,000,000 | 35,000,000 |  |  |  | 37,000,000 | 80,000,000 | 43,000,000 | 3,000,000 |  | 79,000,000 |  |  |
NPM Adjustment Received As A Reduction To MSA payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 579,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Expected To Be Received As A Reduction To MSA payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount Recovery available if Successful on Appeal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,000,000 |  |  |
Appeals Bond Posted By Affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected Litigation Settlement Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (89,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (66,000,000) |  |
Litigation Settlement Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (64,000,000) | 0 | (47,000,000) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,000,000) | 17,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (47,000,000) |  |
Projected litigation settlement Interest Reduced Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (48,000,000) |  |
Projected Litigation Settlement Interest Not recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement interest Recovery Available if Successful On Appeal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,000,000) |  |
Earnings before income taxes |  |  | $ 2,114,000,000 | $ 2,118,000,000 | $ 5,865,000,000 | $ 6,229,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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