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Contingencies (Schedule of Pending Cases) (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jul. 24, 2020 case | Mar. 31, 2018 case | Jul. 24, 2020 state | Jul. 24, 2020 claim | Jul. 24, 2020 lawsuit | Jul. 26, 2019 case | Jul. 23, 2018 case
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  |  |  | 90 | 97
ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed |  | 923 |  |  |  |  |
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1
E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Tabacco-Related Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 6
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, class action lawsuit | lawsuit |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 116 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Massachusetts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Florida [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 49 |  |  |  |  |  |
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] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 621 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, class action lawsuit | lawsuit |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |
Number of cases set for trial | claim |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] | Pending Individual Lawsuits [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim |  |  |  | 561 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] | Pending Lawsuits Filed By State Or Local Governments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  | 24 | 14 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] | Pending Lawsuit Filed By School District [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Other Tabacco-Related Cases [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of inactive cases | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of cases tried in a single proceeding | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of inactive class action lawsuits | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |

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