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Contingencies (Antitrust Litigation) (Details) | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 28, 2022 claim | Jan. 27, 2023 lawsuit | Sep. 30, 2022 | Nov. 30, 2020 complaint | Apr. 30, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2018
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of complaints | complaint |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claim | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of class action lawsuits | lawsuit |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |
JUUL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  | 35.00%
Non-compete release trigger percentage of initial investment carrying value |  |  | 10.00% |  |  | 10.00% |

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