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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 25,096,000,000 | $ 26,013,000,000 | $ 26,153,000,000
Cost of sales | 6,442,000,000 | 7,119,000,000 | 7,818,000,000
Wine Business Strategic Reset [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs |  |  | 411,000,000
Wine Business Strategic Reset [Member] | Inventory Write-Off [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs |  |  | 292,000,000
Wine Business Strategic Reset [Member] | Purchase Commitment [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment, exit costs and implementation costs |  |  | 100,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Ste. Michelle Transaction |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operations, marketing, administration and research costs |  | 41,000,000 |
Disposal group, including discontinued operations, disposition related costs |  | 10,000,000 |
Philip Morris Capital Corporation [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Pre-tax expense for decrease in unguaranteed residual value of assets | $ 0 | $ 0 | 125,000,000
COVID-19 [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  | $ 50,000,000
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | McLane Company Inc [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Contribution of net revenues by major customer percentage | 23.00% | 23.00% | 26.00%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Performance Food Group Company [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Contribution of net revenues by major customer percentage | 24.00% | 23.00% |
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Contribution of net revenues by major customer percentage |  |  | 17.00%
Smokeable Products [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 22,476,000,000 | $ 22,866,000,000 | $ 23,089,000,000
Smokeable Products [Member] | COVID-19 [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  | 41,000,000
Smokeable Products [Member] | Cigarettes [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net revenues | 21,457,000,000 | 21,877,000,000 | 22,135,000,000
Smokeable Products [Member] | Cigars [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net revenues | 1,019,000,000 | 989,000,000 | 954,000,000
Wine [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net revenues | 0 | 494,000,000 | 614,000,000
Wine [Member] | Marketing Administration And Research Costs [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Ste. Michelle Transaction |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operations, marketing, administration and research costs |  | 51,000,000 |
Oral Tobacco Products [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 2,580,000,000 | 2,608,000,000 | 2,533,000,000
Business combination, acquisition related costs |  | $ 37,000,000 |
Oral Tobacco Products [Member] | COVID-19 [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  | $ 9,000,000

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