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Contingencies (Engle Progeny Cases Trial Results Narrative) (Details) (Engle Progeny Cases [Member], USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Berger [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Griffin [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Burkhart [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Bowden [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Goveia [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Cuculino [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Rizzuto [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Skolnick [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Starr-Blundell [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Ruffo [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Graham [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Searcy [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida Buchanan [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida Hancock [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida Calloway [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Hallgren [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Tullo [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Putney [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/R. Cohen [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Naugle [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Hess [Member] | Jun. 13, 2014 Florida/Barbanell [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida/Barbanell [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Florida Lock [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Florida Lock [Member] | Oct. 20, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Florida/Kerrivan [Member] | Oct. 22, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Florida/Kerrivan [Member] | Oct. 20, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Florida/Kerrivan [Member] | Oct. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Florida/Lourie [Member] | Oct. 10, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Florida/Lourie [Member] | Oct. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Florida/Griffin [Member] | Oct. 22, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Florida/Tullo [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence | September 2014 | June 2014 | May 2014 | March 2014 | February 2014 | January 2014 | August 2013 | June 2013 | June 2013 | May 2013 | May 2013 | April 2013 | December 2012 | August 2012 | May 2012 | January 2012 | April 2011 | July 2010 | April 2010 | March 2010 | November 2009 | February 2009 |  | August 2009 |  | October 2012 | October 2014 |  |  | October 2014 |  |  |
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest | $ 6,250,000 | $ 1,268,402 | $ 5,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 | $ 850,000 | $ 12,500,000 | $ 12,550,000 | $ 2,555,000 | $ 500,000 | $ 1,500,000 | $ 2,750,000 | $ 6,000,000 | $ 5,500,000 | $ 0 | $ 21,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 | $ 4,500,000 | $ 8,000,000 | $ 15,100,000 | $ 10,000,000 | $ 56,600,000 | $ 3,000,000 |  | $ 5,300,000 |  | $ 1,150,000 |  |  | $ 15,800,000 |  | $ 1,371,549 |  |
Economic damages |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,550,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Damages Reduced Award Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additur damages imposed by trial court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages reduced award total |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,100,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  | 16,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages reduced amended award total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA |  | 50.00% | 15.00% | 30.00% | 35.00% | 40.00% |  | 30.00% | 10.00% | 12.00% | 10.00% | 30.00% | 37.00% | 5.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% | 45.00% | 64.00% | 15.00% | 33.30% | 90.00% | 42.00% |  | 36.50% |  | 9.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  | 27.00% |  |
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount |  | 634,201 |  | 1,500,000 | 297,500 | 5,000,000 |  | 766,500 | 50,000 | 180,000 | 275,000 |  | 2,000,000 |  |  | 500,000 | 2,025,000 | 5,100,000 | 2,300,000 | 3,300,000 |  | 1,260,000 |  | 1,950,000 |  | 103,500 |  |  |  |  | 370,318 |  |
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants | 20,760,000 |  | 2,500,000 |  | 2,250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 | 244,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Punitive damages reduced award total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,670,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Punitive damages reduced amended award total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retrial Compensatory Damages Awarded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retrial Punitive Damages Awarded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount |  |  | 750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,000,000 |  |  | 16,200,000 | 2,500,000 |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 15,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  | 750,000 |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Appeal bond posted by PM USA |  |  |  | 1,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 |  | 766,500 |  | 180,000 | 277,750 | 2,200,000 | 2,500,000 |  | 1,500,000 | 1,250,000 | 2,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 1,600,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 640,543 |
Loss Contingency Amended Final Court Judgment Date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, appeal bond date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | September 2012 | April 2012 | July 2011 | August 2010 | August 2010 | October 2010 | April 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | October 2012 | August 2012 |  |  | August 2010 | August 2010 |  | March 2010 | June 2009 |  | September 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency damages recorded costs and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,200,000 |  | 3,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Damages Recorded Date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | first quarter of 2013 |  | first quarter of 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,600,000 |  | $ 140,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,900,000

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