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Contingencies (Schedule of Pending Cases) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 case claim lawsuit | Dec. 31, 2021 claim | Dec. 31, 2020 claim
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim | 162 | 176 | 148
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Illinois [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 17 |  |
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | New Mexico [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 20 |  |
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Massachusetts [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 37 |  |
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Florida [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | 51 |  |
ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases | 1,395 |  |
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim | 1 | 1 | 1
E-vapor Cases [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim | 5,283 | 3,296 | 1,563
Number of class action lawsuits | lawsuit | 57 |  |
E-vapor Cases [Member] | Pending Individual Lawsuits [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | lawsuit | 3,830 |  |
E-vapor Cases [Member] | Pending Lawsuits Filed By State Or Local Governments [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | lawsuit | 1,396 |  |
E-vapor Cases [Member] | Class Action Lawsuit [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Loss contingency, pending claims, consolidated for pre-trial purposes, number | 32 |  |
Other Tabacco-Related Cases [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim | 3 | 3 | 3
Number of inactive cases | 1 |  |
Number of cases alleging unfair practices | 2 |  |

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