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Contingencies (E-vapor Product Litigation and IQOS Litigation) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2024 patent | Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) d | May 31, 2023 USD ($) claim thirdPartyClaim | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Jul. 29, 2024 claim lawsuit | Jul. 27, 2023 claim | Jan. 31, 2023 | Jul. 25, 2022 claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,326 |  | 4,030
Litigation settlement | $ |  |  |  | $ 235,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of third party cases not subject to settlement agreement | thirdPartyClaim |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax provision | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of class action lawsuits pending not subject to settlement agreement | claim |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of putative class action antitrust lawsuits not subject to settlement agreement | claim |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded, value | $ |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages recoverable, value | $ |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days to review | d |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents allegedly infringed | patent | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents found not infringed | patent | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents pending review | patent | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IQOS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded, value | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 95,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, royalty fee percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25% |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |
Number of third party lawsuits | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Pending Individual Lawsuits [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases pending | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |

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