Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,758	$ 2,051	$ 1,918	$ 2,567
Accounts receivable	123	66
Accounts receivable, related party	1	113
Other receivables	11	10
Inventories	1,448	1,645
Other current assets	295	353
Total current assets	3,636	4,238
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,338	1,348
Trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	29,432	29,444
Goodwill	15,992	15,992
Other assets and deferred charges	65	73
Total assets	50,463	51,095
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Accounts payable	193	221
Tobacco settlement accruals	1,833	2,498
Due to related party		7
Deferred revenue, related party	106	66
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,748	501
Dividends payable on common stock	727	656
Other current liabilities	935	1,036
Total current liabilities	5,542	4,985
Long-term debt (less current maturities)	11,390	12,664
Long-term deferred income taxes, net	9,614	9,607
Long-term retirement benefits (less current portion)	1,768	1,869
Long-term deferred revenue, related party	19	39
Other noncurrent liabilities	244	220
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	21,886	21,711	21,400	18,252
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	50,463	51,095
RJR Tobacco
Assets
Goodwill	13,306	13,306
RAI
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,235	726	127	575
Other receivables	60	63
Other current assets	13	112
Total current assets	1,308	901
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	2	2
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	1,184	1,390
Investment in subsidiaries	34,501	36,865
Other assets and deferred charges	70	80
Total assets	37,065	39,238
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Accounts payable	2	1
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,695	448
Dividends payable on common stock	727	656
Other current liabilities	1,378	3,767
Total current liabilities	3,802	4,872
Long-term intercompany notes payable	138	148
Long-term debt (less current maturities)	11,134	12,404
Long-term retirement benefits (less current portion)	58	59
Other noncurrent liabilities	47	44
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	21,886	21,711
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	37,065	39,238
Guarantors
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	170	997	1,415	1,544
Accounts receivable	118	62
Accounts receivable, related party	1	113
Other receivables	1,128	3,572
Inventories	1,400	1,604
Other current assets	287	238
Total current assets	3,104	6,586
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,303	1,314
Trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	29,420	29,432
Goodwill	15,976	15,976
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	138	148
Investment in subsidiaries	339	333
Other assets and deferred charges	44	52
Total assets	50,324	53,841
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Accounts payable	182	213
Tobacco settlement accruals	1,833	2,498
Due to related party		7
Deferred revenue, related party	106	66
Current maturities of long-term debt	53	53
Other current liabilities	756	871
Total current liabilities	2,930	3,708
Long-term intercompany notes payable	650	900
Long-term debt (less current maturities)	256	260
Long-term deferred income taxes, net	9,725	9,700
Long-term retirement benefits (less current portion)	1,587	1,767
Long-term deferred revenue, related party	19	39
Other noncurrent liabilities	194	176
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	34,963	37,291
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	50,324	53,841
Guarantors | RJR Tobacco
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	4	19
Other receivables	17	38
Total current assets	18	39
Goodwill	9,853	9,853
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	65	73
Investment in subsidiaries	21,098	23,938
Other assets and deferred charges	10	11
Total assets	31,044	33,914
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Other current liabilities	38	2
Total current liabilities	38	2
Long-term retirement benefits (less current portion)	26	28
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	30,980	33,884
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	31,044	33,914
Non-Guarantors
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	353	328	376	448
Accounts receivable	5	4
Other receivables	88	17
Inventories	50	43
Other current assets	4
Total current assets	500	392
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	33	32
Trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	14	14
Goodwill	16	16
Other assets and deferred charges	64	37
Total assets	627	491
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Accounts payable	9	7
Other current liabilities	78	40
Total current liabilities	87	47
Long-term intercompany notes payable	534	490
Long-term retirement benefits (less current portion)	123	43
Other noncurrent liabilities	3
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(120)	(89)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	627	491
Non-Guarantors | RJR Tobacco
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	420	654	772	1,164
Accounts receivable	51	39
Other receivables	1,158	4,828
Inventories	702	835
Other current assets	89	43
Total current assets	2,420	6,399
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	491	491
Trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	29,124	29,129
Goodwill	2,685	2,686
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	138	148
Other assets and deferred charges	14	13
Total assets	34,872	38,866
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Accounts payable	26	30
Tobacco settlement accruals	104	172
Other current liabilities	257	268
Total current liabilities	387	470
Long-term intercompany notes payable	1,249	1,463
Long-term deferred income taxes, net	10,781	10,839
Long-term retirement benefits (less current portion)	217	131
Other noncurrent liabilities	29	23
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	22,209	25,940
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	34,872	38,866
RJR | RJR Tobacco
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	102	670	$ 1,015	$ 809
Accounts receivable	72	27
Accounts receivable, related party	1	113
Other receivables	95	5
Inventories	748	812
Other current assets	202	195
Total current assets	1,220	1,822
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	845	855
Trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	309	317
Goodwill	3,454	3,453
Investment in subsidiaries	18,674	22,954
Other assets and deferred charges	1,141	1,204
Total assets	25,643	30,605
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Accounts payable	165	190
Tobacco settlement accruals	1,729	2,326
Due to related party		7
Deferred revenue, related party	106	66
Current maturities of long-term debt	53	53
Other current liabilities	592	1,923
Total current liabilities	2,645	4,565
Long-term debt (less current maturities)	256	260
Long-term retirement benefits (less current portion)	1,467	1,651
Long-term deferred revenue, related party	19	39
Other noncurrent liabilities	168	153
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	21,088	23,937
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	25,643	30,605
Eliminations
Assets
Other receivables	(1,265)	(3,642)
Inventories	(2)	(2)
Other current assets	(9)	3
Total current assets	(1,276)	(3,641)
Trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	(2)	(2)
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	(1,322)	(1,538)
Investment in subsidiaries	(34,840)	(37,198)
Other assets and deferred charges	(113)	(96)
Total assets	(37,553)	(42,475)
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Other current liabilities	(1,277)	(3,642)
Total current liabilities	(1,277)	(3,642)
Long-term intercompany notes payable	(1,322)	(1,538)
Long-term deferred income taxes, net	(111)	(93)
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(34,843)	(37,202)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(37,553)	(42,475)
Eliminations | RJR Tobacco
Assets
Other receivables	(1,319)	(4,924)
Inventories	(2)	(2)
Other current assets	(9)	3
Total current assets	(1,330)	(4,923)
Trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	(1)	(2)
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	(1,387)	(1,611)
Investment in subsidiaries	(74,273)	(83,757)
Other assets and deferred charges	(1,170)	(1,235)
Total assets	(78,161)	(91,528)
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Other current liabilities	(1,330)	(4,924)
Total current liabilities	(1,330)	(4,924)
Long-term intercompany notes payable	(1,387)	(1,611)
Long-term deferred income taxes, net	(1,167)	(1,232)
Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(74,277)	(83,761)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (78,161)	$ (91,528)