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Contingencies (Schedule of Pending Cases) (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 28, 2019 case | Mar. 31, 2018 case | Dec. 31, 2017 case trial plantiff | Oct. 22, 2018 case | Oct. 23, 2017 case
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 101 | 87
ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed |  | 923 |  |  |
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 2 | 4
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | West Virginia [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases |  |  | 30 |  |
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff |  |  | 30 |  |
Number of consolidated trials | trial |  |  | 6 |  |
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | West Virginia [Member] | PM USA [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases |  |  | 9 |  |
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 2 | 4
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 95 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Massachusetts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 21 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Florida [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 38 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases | 1,471 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 2 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 0 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 2 |  |  |  |

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