Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 18,022	$ 16,530
Cost of sales	2,442	2,295
Excise taxes on products	10,574	9,739
Gross profit	5,006	4,496
Marketing, administration and research costs	1,571	1,449
Asset impairment and exit costs	8	16
Amortization of intangibles	24	24
Operating income	3,403	3,007
Interest expense, net	213	213
Earnings before income taxes	3,190	2,794
Provision for income taxes	958	807
Net earnings	2,232	1,987
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	71	68
Net earnings attributable to PMI	$ 2,161	$ 1,919
Per share data (Note 8):
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.25	$ 1.06
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.25	$ 1.06
Dividends declared	$ 0.77	$ 0.64

The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as research and development costs and all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. Research and development costs represent the aggregate costs incurred during an accounting period to research and develop new products/technologies. General and administrative expenses include costs such as salaries of nonsales personnel, rent, utilities, communication and realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions.

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