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Contingencies (E-vapor Product Litigation and IQOS Litigation) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 plantiff case | Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) claim lawsuit | Oct. 25, 2021 claim | Oct. 27, 2020 claim | Oct. 28, 2019 claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of cases with set court dates | case | 4 |  |  |  |  |
E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  |  | 1,145 | 0
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff | 20 |  |  |  |  |
Number of third party lawsuits | lawsuit |  |  | 3 |  |  |
IQOS |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages recoverable, value | $ |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 2,951 |  |
Class Action Lawsuit [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 53 |  |
Number of pending claims, consolidated for pre-trial purposes |  |  |  | 28 |  |
Pending Individual Lawsuits [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 2,548 |  |
Pending Lawsuit Filed By School District [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 350 |  |
Settled Litigation [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, claims settled, number |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Litigation settlement | $ |  |  | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |

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