2.2.0.7 false Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 0201 - Disclosure - Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 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 Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_GeneralPoliciesAbstract 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 Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 1 us-gaap_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock 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 align="left" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">   <div align="left"> </div> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><b></b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 1 — Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><i>Overview</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) include the accounts of Reynolds American Inc., referred to as RAI, and its wholly owned operating subsidiaries. RAI’s wholly owned operating subsidiaries include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., referred to as Santa Fe; Lane, Limited, referred to as Lane; American Snuff Company, LLC (formerly known as Conwood Company, LLC), referred to as American Snuff Co., and Niconovum AB. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     RAI was incorporated as a holding company in the state of North Carolina in 2004, and its common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “RAI.” RAI was created to facilitate the business combination of the U.S. business of Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc., referred to as B&W, with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company on July 30, 2004. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     References to RJR Tobacco prior to July 30, 2004, relate to R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a New Jersey corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., referred to as RJR. References to RJR Tobacco on and subsequent to July 30, 2004, relate to the combined U.S. assets, liabilities and operations of B&W and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a North Carolina corporation. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     RAI’s reportable operating segments are RJR Tobacco and American Snuff (formerly the Conwood segment). The RJR Tobacco segment consists of the primary operations of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The American Snuff segment consists of the primary operations of American Snuff Co. and Lane. RAI’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Santa Fe and Niconovum AB, among other RAI subsidiaries, are included in All Other. The segments were identified based on how RAI’s chief operating decision maker allocates resources and assesses performance. Certain of RAI’s wholly owned operating subsidiaries have entered into intercompany agreements for products or services with other RAI operating subsidiaries. As a result, certain activities of an operating subsidiary may be included in a different segment of RAI. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     RAI’s operating subsidiaries primarily conduct their business in the United States. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><i>Basis of Presentation</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, referred to as GAAP, for interim financial information and, in management’s opinion, contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. All material intercompany balances have been eliminated. RAI has no investments that are accounted for under the equity or cost methods. For interim reporting purposes, certain costs and expenses are charged to operations in proportion to the estimated total annual amount expected to be incurred primarily based on sales volumes. The results for the interim period ended September 30, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes, which appear in RAI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Certain reclassifications were made to conform prior years’ financial statements to the current presentation. All dollar amounts, other than per share amounts, are presented in millions, except for amounts set forth in note 11 and as otherwise noted. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"> <b> </b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><i>Pension and Postretirement</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Pension and postretirement benefits require balance sheet recognition of the net asset or liability for the overfunded or underfunded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans, on a plan-by-plan basis, and recognition of changes in the funded status in the year in which the changes occur. These changes are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss, as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Recognized gains or losses are annual changes in the amount of either the benefit obligation or the market-related value of plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from changes in assumptions. The minimum amortization of unrecognized gains or losses was included either in pension expense or in the postretirement benefit cost. Prior service costs, which are changes in benefit obligations due to plan amendments, are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period for active employees. The market-related value of plan assets recognizes changes in fair value in a systematic and rational manner over five years. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The components of the pension benefits and the postretirement benefits are set forth below: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>For The Three Months Ended September 30,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>For The Nine Months Ended September 30,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Pension Benefits</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Postretirement Benefits</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Pension Benefits</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Postretirement Benefits</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">7</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">8</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">22</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">24</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">3</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">3</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">80</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">80</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">239</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">239</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">60</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">60</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(90</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(84</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(269</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(253</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(14</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(15</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost (credit) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(18</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(18</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of net loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">30</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">90</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">74</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Curtailment </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Total benefit cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">28</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">29</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">16</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">14</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">85</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">87</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">46</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">41</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><i>Employer Contributions</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     RAI disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, that it expected to contribute a minimum of $309 million to its pension plans in 2010. As of September 30, 2010, RAI expected to contribute up to $812 million to its pension plans in 2010, of which $309 million was contributed during the first nine months of 2010. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><i>Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The adoption of the following accounting guidance had no material impact on RAI’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position: </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Effective January 2010, authoritative GAAP requiring new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures of fair value measurements.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 6pt"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="4%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Effective February 2010, authoritative GAAP that amends date disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element may be used to describe all significant accounting policies of the reporting entity. 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