Legal Proceedings (Details)	Oct. 22, 2012 LegalMatter
Conventional Product Liability Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	22
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	5,163
West Virginia Individual Personal Injury Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	38
Flight Attendant Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	2,574
Class Action Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	1
Reimbursement Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	1
Filter Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	46
Tobacco Related Antitrust Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	1