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Contingencies (E-vapor Product Litigation and IQOS Litigation) (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended |
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Oct. 24, 2022 USD ($) claim | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) case lawsuit | Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 25, 2021 claim
E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending |  |  |  | 2,951
Number of third party lawsuits | lawsuit |  | 4 |  |
IQOS [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Damages awarded, value | $ |  | $ 95,000,000 |  |
Loss contingency, damages recoverable, value | $ |  |  | $ 0 |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 4,351 |  |  |
Class Action Lawsuit [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 58 |  |  |
Number of pending claims, consolidated for pre-trial purposes | 32 |  |  |
Pending Individual Lawsuits [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 3,119 |  |  |
Settled Litigation [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, claims settled, number | 4 |  |  |
Judgments paid (approximately) | $ | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |
Pending Class Action Lawsuit [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 3 |  |  |
Pending Litigation [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of cases with set trial dates | case |  | 5 |  |

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