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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) case | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) case
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ 6,101 | $ 6,729 | $ 6,663 | $ 6,083 | $ 6,252 | $ 6,905 | $ 6,521 | $ 6,066 | $ 25,576 | $ 25,744 | $ 25,434
Pre-Tax Charges (Gain) Included in Net Earning | $ 206 | $ 19 | $ (359) | $ 103 | $ (13,785) | $ 786 | $ (86) | $ 304 |  |  |
Tobacco and Health Litigation Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 | 105 | 150
Tobacco and Health Litigation Cases [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8 | $ 17 | $ 23
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
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
Non-Engle Progeny Smoking and Health Case, Schwarz [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25
Non-Engle Progeny Smoking and Health Case, Schwarz [Member] | Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims resolved | case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 415
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% | 25.00% | 26.00%
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% | 14.00% | 10.00%
Smokeable Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,636 | $ 22,851 | $ 22,792
Smokeable Products [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72 | 88 |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Miner and Aspinall [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67 |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8 |  |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases | case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |
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
Smokeable Products [Member] | Merino [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions, Aspinall [Member] | Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision related to litigation recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |
Smokeable Products [Member] | Cigarettes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,900 | 22,199 | 22,193
Smokeable Products [Member] | Cigars [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 736 | 652 | 599
Wine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 698 | $ 746 | $ 692
Wine [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contribution of net revenues by major customer percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.00% | 69.00% | 66.00%
Smokeless Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,155 | $ 2,051 | $ 1,879
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeless Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory recall expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |
Pension [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-Tax Charges (Gain) Included in Net Earning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81 |  |
Pension [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-Tax Charges (Gain) Included in Net Earning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 |  |
Pension [Member] | Smokeless Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-Tax Charges (Gain) Included in Net Earning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16 |  |

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