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Contingencies (Engle Class Action And Engle Progeny Trial Results Narrative) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 109 Months Ended |
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May. 31, 2001 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) cases | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) cases | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) cases | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jul. 24, 2015 cases | Jul. 31, 2006 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Judgment plus interest and associated costs paid |  | $ 5,000,000 |  | $ 4,000,000 | $ 10,000,000 | $ 4,000,000 |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision |  | 5,000,000 |  | 31,000,000 | 48,000,000 | 35,000,000 |  |
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision |  | 0 |  | $ 0 | 43,000,000 | $ 0 |  |
Florida Engle [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts placed in escrow |  |  | $ 43,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Federal Engle Cases Resolved | cases |  |  | 415 |  |  |  |  |
Florida Engle [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | PM USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision |  |  | $ 43,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Florida Engle [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts placed in escrow | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reinstated compensatory damages, award total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,900,000
Judgment plus interest and associated costs paid |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid Date |  |  |  |  | February 2008 |  |  |
Florida bond cap |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Cases Appealed | cases |  | 750 |  |  | 750 |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Florida/Harris [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest |  | $ 1,730,000 |  |  | $ 1,730,000 |  |  |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence |  |  |  |  | July 2014 |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Florida/Reider [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest |  | 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Florida/Banks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Florida Weingart [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Florida Hancock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest |  | 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence |  |  |  |  | August 2012 |  |  |
Florida Engle [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, period of occurrence |  |  |  |  | July 2000 |  |  |
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants |  | 145,000,000,000 |  |  | $ 145,000,000,000 |  |  |
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount PM USA |  | $ 74,000,000,000 |  |  | $ 74,000,000,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,100 |
Loss contingency, pending claims | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,125 |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] | Since July 2006 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Claims Decided Favorable, Number | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Active Cases Pending In Federal Court | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 425 |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | Since July 2006 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Claims Decided Favorable, Number | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Since July 2006 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Claims Decided Favorable, Number | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |

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