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Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 1998 USD ($) state	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) claim case court manufacturer	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) claim	Mar. 31, 2019 manufacturer
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of federal courts | court		9
Number of state courts | court		8
Number of cases pending | claim		1	1	1
Number of states with settled litigation | state	46
State settlement agreements annual payments	$ 10,400
State settlement agreements attorney fees annual cap	$ 500
Litigation settlement		$ 3,500	$ 3,700	$ 3,900
Canada [Member] | Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of manufacturers | manufacturer		3			3
Threatened Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | case		10

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