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Contingencies (E-vapor Litigation and IQOS Litigation) (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 29, 2025 patent | Oct. 31, 2024 patent | Jun. 30, 2024 patent | Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) d | May 31, 2023 USD ($) case claim thirdPartyClaim | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2024 patent | Dec. 31, 2024 lawsuit | Jan. 31, 2023
E-vapor Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement |  |  |  |  |  | $ 235,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of cases that opted out of settlement | case |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of third party cases not subject to settlement agreement | thirdPartyClaim |  |  |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, 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 |  |  |  |  |
Number of third party lawsuits | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Damages awarded, value |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Judgments paid (approximately) |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages recoverable, value |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents allegedly infringed | patent |  | 2 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Number of days to review | d |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents found not infringed | 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] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents found infringed | patent | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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