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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) case | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  | $ 6,252.0 | $ 6,905.0 | $ 6,521.0 | $ 6,066.0 | $ 6,318.0 | $ 6,699.0 | $ 6,613.0 | $ 5,804.0 | $ 25,744.0 | $ 25,434.0 | $ 24,522.0
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, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 59.0 |
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Interest Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.0 |
Non-Engle Progeny Smoking and Health Case, Schwarz [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.0 |
Non-Engle Progeny Smoking and Health Case, Schwarz [Member] | Interest Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.0 |
Non-Engle Progeny Smoking and Health Case, Schwarz [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions, Aspinall [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount | $ 15.3 | $ (32.0) | $ (4.9) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions, Aspinall [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% | 26.00% | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.00% | 10.00% |
Smokeable Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,851.0 | $ 22,792.0 | $ 21,939.0
Smokeable Products [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88.0 |  |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Miner and Aspinall [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.0 |  |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43.0 |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Merino [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.0 |  |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions, Aspinall [Member] | Interest Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.0 |  |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Cigarettes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,199.0 | 22,193.0 | 21,363.0
Smokeable Products [Member] | Cigars [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 652.0 | 599.0 | 576.0
Wine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 746.0 | $ 692.0 | $ 643.0
Wine [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contribution of net revenues by major customer percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.00% | 66.00% | 67.00%

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