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Contingencies (E-vapor Product Litigation) (Details) - E-vapor Litigation [Member] - claim	Apr. 26, 2021	Apr. 27, 2020	Apr. 22, 2019
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending		202	2
Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	2,150
Number of cases set for trial	0
Class Action Lawsuit [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	47
Number of pending claims, consolidated for pre-trial purposes	21
Pending Individual Lawsuits [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	1,980
Pending Lawsuits Filed By State Or Local Governments [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	123
Pending Lawsuit Filed By School District [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	123

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
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