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Asset Impairment, Exit, and Implementation Costs (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs | $ 203 |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 179 | $ 4 | $ (1)
Pre-tax implementation costs | 24 |  |
Payments for restructuring | 73 |  |
Cabarrus, North Carolina Manufacturing Facility [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs |  |  | (10)
Proceeds from sale of facility |  |  | 66
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs | 5 |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 5 | $ 0 | $ 0
Pre-tax implementation costs | 0 |  |
Facility Consolidation [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected restructuring related costs | $ 150 |  |
Expected restructuring related costs (in usd per share) | $ 0.05 |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs | $ 71 |  |
Charges (in usd per share) | $ 0.03 |  |
Charges | $ 70 |  |
Effect on future cash flow | 90 |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 54 |  |
Pre-tax implementation costs | 17 |  |
Payments for restructuring | 4 |  |
Facility Consolidation [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 25 |  |
Pre-tax implementation costs | 3 |  |
Facility Consolidation [Member] | Smokeless Products [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 29 |  |
Pre-tax implementation costs | 14 |  |
Facility Consolidation [Member] | Accelerated Depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected restructuring related costs | 55 |  |
Facility Consolidation [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected restructuring related costs | 45 |  |
Facility Consolidation [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected restructuring related costs | 50 |  |
Productivity Initiative [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs | $ 132 |  |
Charges (in usd per share) | $ 0.04 |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | $ 125 |  |
Pre-tax implementation costs | 7 |  |
Payments for restructuring | 69 |  |
Productivity Initiative [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 5 |  |
Productivity Initiative [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 100 |  |
Pre-tax implementation costs | 6 |  |
Productivity Initiative [Member] | Smokeless Products [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 13 |  |
Pre-tax implementation costs | 1 |  |
Productivity Initiative [Member] | All Other [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment and exit costs | 7 |  |
Productivity Initiative [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs | 117 |  |
Productivity Initiative [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs | $ 15 |  |

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