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Contingencies (E-vapor Litigation and IQOS Litigation) (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) lawsuit case claim	Jan. 24, 2022 claim case	Dec. 31, 2020 claim	Dec. 31, 2019 claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement | $		$ 90,000,000
E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim		3,296		1,563	101
Number of third party lawsuits | lawsuit		3
IQOS [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages recoverable, value | $	$ 0
Pending Class Action Lawsuits [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim			53
Pending Individual Lawsuits [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | lawsuit		2,795
Pending Individual Lawsuits [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim			2,851
Pending Lawsuit Filed By School District [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim			483
Settled Litigation [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims resolved | lawsuit		2
Settled Litigation [Member] | E-vapor Litigation, Case 1 [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement | $		$ 40,000,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | E-vapor Litigation, Case 2 [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement | $		$ 14,500,000
Class Action Lawsuit [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, consolidated for pre-trial purposes, number | case		28
Class Action Lawsuit [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, consolidated for pre-trial purposes, number | case			28

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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)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121557415&loc=d3e14435-108349

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