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Contingencies (Schedule Of Pending Cases) (Footnotedl) (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] | Jul. 24, 2015 cases
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Flight Attendants [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency pending claims, number not included | 2,545
West Virginia Consolidated Proceeding [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency pending claims, number included as one case | 600
West Virginia Consolidated Proceeding [Member] | PM USA [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency pending claims, number included | 346

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