2.2.0.7 false Subsequent Event 0218 - Disclosure - Subsequent Event 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 Subsequent Event [Abstract] 0 rai_SubsequentEventAbstract rai false na duration Subsequent Event. 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 Subsequent Event. false 3 Subsequent event 1 us-gaap_ScheduleOfSubsequentEventsTextBlock 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 18 — Subsequent event</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On October 12, 2010, RAI’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of RAI’s common stock, to be issued on November 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on November 1, 2010. Shareholders on the record date will receive one additional share of RAI common stock for each share owned. After the split, there will be approximately 583 million shares outstanding of RAI common stock. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Describes disclosed significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date, but before the issuance of the financial statements. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, losses resulting from fire or flood, losses on receivables, significant realized and unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in quoted market prices of securities, declines in market prices of inventory, changes in authorized or issued debt (SEC), significant foreign exchange rate changes, substantial loans to insiders or affiliates, significant long-term investments, and substantial dividends not in the ordinary course of business. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 5 -Paragraph 11 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true