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Contingencies (Lights/Ultra Lights Cases) (Details)	Apr. 22, 2019 case court	Apr. 23, 2018 case	Apr. 27, 2017 case
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending		3	5
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	2
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims not certified, number	23
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of state courts | court	21

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
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-Section 50
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