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Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation Narrative) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 36 Months Ended | 204 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 1998 USD ($) state | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) case plantiff | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) case | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) case | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) case | Dec. 31, 2015 case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount |  |  |  |  | $ 84,000,000 | $ 90,000,000 | $ 664,000,000 |  |
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | case |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Number of states with settled litigation | state | 46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State Settlement Agreements annual payments | $ 9,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed | case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of states with settled litigation | plantiff |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 599,000,000 | $ 599,000,000 | $ 599,000,000 |
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount |  |  |  |  | $ (4,500,000,000) | (4,600,000,000) | (4,200,000,000) |  |
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount |  |  | $ 519,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
NEW YORK | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed | case |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
NEW YORK | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount |  |  |  | $ 126,000,000 | $ 126,000,000 | $ 43,000,000 | $ 664,000,000 |  |
NEW YORK | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount |  | $ 126,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PENNSYLVANIA | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount |  |  |  |  | $ (29,000,000) |  |  |  |
FLORIDA | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed | case |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
MASSACHUSETTS | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed | case |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
CANADA | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Threatened Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | case |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 | 10

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