Contingencies Tobacco-Related Litigation (Details) (EUR €)	May 01, 2012	May 01, 2011	May 01, 2010
Number of cases decided	380
Case Decided In Favor Of Plaintiff [Member]
Number of cases decided	10
Case Decided In Favor Of Plaintiff [Member] | Final Resolution In Favor Of Company [Member]
Number of cases decided	6
Cases With Verdicts And Post Trial Developments [Member] | ITALY
Cases brought against PM	3
Individual Lights Cases - Small Claims Court [Member] | ITALY
Cases brought against PM	9	10	12
Individual Lights Cases - Small Claims Court [Member] | Cases With Costs [Member] | ITALY
Payments for total judgments including legal costs	6,000
Cases Remaining On Appeal [Member] | Case Decided In Favor Of Plaintiff [Member]
Cases brought against PM	4
Cases Remaining On Appeal [Member] | Individual Lights Cases - Small Claims Court [Member] | Cases With Costs [Member] | ITALY
Cases brought against PM	1
Cases Reversed On Appeal [Member] | Individual Lights Cases - Small Claims Court [Member] | Cases With Costs [Member] | ITALY
Number of cases decided	2