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Contingencies (Schedule Of Pending Cases) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 case trial plantiff | Dec. 31, 2014 case | Dec. 31, 2013 case
Individual Smoking And Health Cases [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 65 | 67 | 67
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 5 | 5 | 6
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 1 | 1 | 1
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 11 | 12 | 15
ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Cases excluded | 2,499 |  |
WEST VIRGINIA | Pending Litigation [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of civil actions | 600 |  |
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff | 30 |  |
Number of consolidated trials | trial | 6 |  |
Number of plaintiffs per group | plantiff | 5 |  |
WEST VIRGINIA | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of civil actions | 344 |  |

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