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Contingencies (Schedule Of Pending Cases) (Parenthetical) (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member]) | Oct. 27, 2014
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Flight Attendants [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency pending claims, number not included | 2,563
PM USA [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency pending claims, number included | 346
West Virginia Consolidated Proceeding [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency pending claims, number included as one case | 600

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- Definition Loss Contingency Pending Claims Number Not Included + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
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