Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 17,779	$ 18,527
Cost of sales	2,374	2,489
Excise taxes on products	10,862	10,943
Gross profit	4,543	5,095
Marketing, administration and research costs	1,547	1,677
Asset impairment and exit costs (Note 2)	23	3
Amortization of intangibles	22	24
Operating income	2,951	3,391
Interest expense, net	268	236
Earnings before income taxes	2,683	3,155
Provision for income taxes	776	933
Equity (income)/loss in unconsolidated subsidiaries, net	(9)	4
Net earnings	1,916	2,218
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	41	93
Net earnings attributable to PMI	$ 1,875	$ 2,125
Per share data (Note 8):
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.18	$ 1.28
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.18	$ 1.28
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.94	$ 0.85

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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