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Contingencies (Overview of Tobacco-Related Litigation Narrative) (Details)		313 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2025 case claim	Jan. 27, 2025 case claim	Dec. 31, 2024 claim	Dec. 31, 2023 claim	Dec. 31, 2022 claim
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim			1	1	1
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim			180	172	162
E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim			24	5,177	5,283
Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of verdicts returned	147
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim	3	3
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	10	10
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial	3	3
Number of favorable verdicts	59
Number of unfavorable verdicts	88
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial	2	2
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial	0	0
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of verdicts returned		84
Number of favorable verdicts		53
Number of unfavorable verdicts		31
Number of claims resolved		27
Subsequent Event [Member] | Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	8	8
Subsequent Event [Member] | Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	7	7

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