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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 135 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 case | Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) case debt / EBITDA | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) distributor | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) distributor | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  | $ 6,318.0 | $ 6,699.0 | $ 6,613.0 | $ 5,804.0 | $ 6,258.0 | $ 6,491.0 | $ 6,256.0 | $ 5,517.0 | $ 25,434.0 | $ 24,522.0 | $ 24,466.0 |
Litigation settlement interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.0 | (47.0) | 0.0 |
NPM Adjustment Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84.0 | 90.0 | 664.0 |
Asset impairment and exit costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (4.0) | 1.0 | $ (11.0) |
Federal Governments Lawsuit [Member] | Marketing, Adminstration and Research Costs [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31.0 |  |
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims resolved | case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14.0 |  |  | $ 3.0
NPM Adjustment Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59.0 |  |  |
Non-Engle Progeny Smoking and Health Case, Schwarz [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.0 |  |  |
NPM Adjustment Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25.0 |  |  |
Non-Engle Progeny Smoking and Health Case, Schwarz [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NPM Adjustment Items |  |  | $ 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  | $ 34.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims resolved | case |  | 415 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 415 |  |  |
NPM Adjustment Items | $ 43.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 43.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Marketing, Adminstration and Research Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 43.0 |  |  |
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | McLane Company Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contribution of net revenues by major customer percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.00% | 27.00% | 27.00% |
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contribution of net revenues by major customer percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 66.0 |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10.0) |  |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,792.0 | 21,939.0 | $ 21,868.0 |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Cigarettes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,193.0 | 21,363.0 | 21,308.0 |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Cigars [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 599.0 | $ 576.0 | $ 560.0 |
Wine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of distributors comprising net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wine [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contribution of net revenues by major customer percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.00% | 67.00% | 66.00% |
Wine [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 692.0 | $ 643.0 | $ 609.0 |

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