2.2.0.7 false Discontinued Operations 0206 - Disclosure - Discontinued Operations true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Pure Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance pure xbrli 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Discontinued Operations [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationAmountOfAdjustmentToPriorPeriodGainLossOnDisposalNetOfTaxAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Discontinued Operations 1 us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 6 — Discontinued Operations</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In 1999, RJR and RJR Tobacco sold the international tobacco business to Japan Tobacco Inc., referred to as JTI. Northern Brands International, Inc., referred to as Northern Brands, was part of the international business of R.J. Reynolds International B.V., a former Netherlands subsidiary of RJR Tobacco, which was managed by RJR-Macdonald, Inc., referred to as RJR-MI. Northern Brands ceased being an operating company in 1997 and has been an inactive subsidiary of RJR since that time. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Effective April 13, 2010, RJR Tobacco entered into a comprehensive agreement with the Canadian federal, provincial and territorial governments, referred to as the Comprehensive Agreement, resolving a variety of civil claims related to cigarette smuggling in Canada during the period from 1985 through 1999. The Comprehensive Agreement covers all civil claims related to the movement of contraband tobacco products in Canada during the period 1985 through 1999 that the governments have asserted or could assert against RJR Tobacco and its affiliates. On April 13, 2010, RJR Tobacco paid the governments a total of CAD $325 million to bring this complex, lengthy and costly litigation to an end. Should RJR Tobacco or its affiliates decide in the future to sell tobacco products in Canada, they also have agreed to adopt packaging, marking and other measures that will assist the Canadian governments in their efforts to combat the movement of contraband tobacco products in Canada. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Separately, on April 13, 2010, Northern Brands entered into a plea agreement with the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario. Under the terms of this agreement, Northern Brands pled guilty to a one count violation of the Canadian Criminal Code for conspiring to aid other persons to sell and be in possession of tobacco products that were not packaged and stamped in conformity with the Canadian Excise Act during the period February 18, 1993 through December 31, 1996. The Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice accepted the plea by Northern Brands and required it to pay a fine of CAD $75 million, which was paid on April 13, 2010. By this plea, the criminal charges that were originally commenced against Northern Brands and certain of its affiliates in 2003 and any other charges that could be commenced against Northern Brands and its affiliates by the Canadian governments relating to contraband tobacco activities have now come to an end. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In addition to the $91 million liability previously accrued by RJR, an adjustment, to reflect the impact of the separate RJR Tobacco settlement to resolve civil claims and the separate Northern Brands plea agreement, in the aggregate of $307 million, or $216 million after tax, was recorded during the first quarter of 2010. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     This accrual adjustment has been included in losses from discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statement of income (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Of the aggregate accrual adjustments of $307 million, $303 million, or $213 million after tax, is classified as a loss on discontinued operations and $4 million, or $3 million after tax, is classified as a loss on the sale of discontinued operations. The payments by RJR Tobacco of $320 million, offset by a realized tax benefit to date of $68 million, and by Northern Brands of $74 million have been included as net cash flows related to discontinued operations, net of tax benefit, in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The remaining $4 million loss accrual is included in other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet (unaudited) as of September 30, 2010. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Disclosure includes the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). 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