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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 15, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Oct. 19, 2022
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangibles |  | $ 73,000,000 | $ 72,000,000 | $ 72,000,000 |
Estimated future amortization, year 1 |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |
Estimated future amortization, year 2 |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |
Estimated future amortization, year 3 |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |
Estimated future amortization, year 4 |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |
Estimated future amortization, year 5 |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  | 0 | 0 | $ 0 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment charges |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | IQOS Tobacco Heating System |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Disposal group, purchase agreement, consideration, initial payment |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000
Disposal group, purchase agreement, effective interest rate |  |  |  |  | 6.00%
Disposal group, deferred gain on sale of rights under an agreement |  | 2,700,000,000 |  |  |
Disposal group, receivable |  | 1,700,000,000 |  |  |
Disposal group, interest receivable |  | 21,000,000 |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, interest income |  | 21,000,000 |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, cash |  | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | IQOS Tobacco Heating System | Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Disposal group, purchase agreement, consideration, additional payment | $ 1,700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of rights under an agreement | $ 2,700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Middleton [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived trademarks |  | 2,600,000,000 |  |  |
UST Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived trademarks |  | 8,800,000,000 |  |  |
UST Inc. [Member] | Copenhagen [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived trademarks |  | 4,000,000,000 |  |  |
UST Inc. [Member] | Skoal [ Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived trademarks |  | 3,900,000,000 |  |  |
UST Inc. [Member] | Trademarks, MST [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived trademarks |  | $ 900,000,000 |  |  |
Weighted Average [Member] | Definite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Definite-lived intangible assets amortization period, weighted average, in years |  | 20 years |  |  |

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