Stock Plans	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock Plans	Stock Plans: In May 2012, PMI’s stockholders approved the Philip Morris International Inc. 2012 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”). The 2012 Plan replaced the 2008 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) and, as a result, there will be no additional grants under the 2008 Plan. Under the 2012 Plan, PMI may grant to eligible employees restricted stock, restricted stock units and deferred stock units, performance-based cash incentive awards and performance-based equity awards. Up to 30 million shares of PMI’s common stock may be issued under the 2012 Plan. At September 30, 2014, shares available for grant under the 2012 Plan were 24,799,010. In 2008, PMI adopted the Philip Morris International Inc. 2008 Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Non-Employee Directors Plan”). A non-employee director is defined as a member of the PMI Board of Directors who is not a full-time employee of PMI or of any corporation in which PMI owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors in such corporation. Up to 1 million shares of PMI common stock may be awarded under the Non-Employee Directors Plan. At September 30, 2014, shares available for grant under the plan were 715,904. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, PMI granted 2.4 million shares of deferred stock awards to eligible employees at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $77.74 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, PMI granted 2.8 million shares of deferred stock awards to eligible employees at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $88.43 per share. PMI recorded compensation expense related to stock awards of $161 million and $172 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively and $48 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, PMI had $236 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested deferred stock awards. The cost is recognized over the original restriction period of the awards, which is typically three or more years after the date of the award, subject to earlier vesting on death or disability or normal retirement, or separation from employment by mutual agreement after reaching age 58. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, 3.5 million shares of PMI restricted stock and deferred stock awards vested. The grant date fair value of all the vested shares was approximately $212 million. The total fair value of restricted stock and deferred stock awards that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was approximately $277 million.

Stock Plans:

In May 2012, PMI’s stockholders approved the Philip Morris International Inc. 2012 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”). The 2012 Plan replaced the 2008 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) and, as a result, there will be no additional grants under the 2008 Plan. Under the 2012 Plan, PMI may grant to eligible employees restricted stock, restricted stock units and deferred stock units, performance-based cash incentive awards and performance-based equity awards. Up to 30 million shares of PMI’s common stock may be issued under the 2012 Plan. At September 30, 2014, shares available for grant under the 2012 Plan were 24,799,010.

In 2008, PMI adopted the Philip Morris International Inc. 2008 Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Non-Employee Directors Plan”). A non-employee director is defined as a member of the PMI Board of Directors who is not a full-time employee of PMI or of any corporation in which PMI owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors in such corporation. Up to 1 million shares of PMI common stock may be awarded under the Non-Employee Directors Plan. At September 30, 2014, shares available for grant under the plan were 715,904.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, PMI granted 2.4 million shares of deferred stock awards to eligible employees at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $77.74 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, PMI granted 2.8 million shares of deferred stock awards to eligible employees at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $88.43 per share. PMI recorded compensation expense related to stock awards of $161 million and $172 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively and $48 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, PMI had $236 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested deferred stock awards. The cost is recognized over the original restriction period of the awards, which is typically three or more years after the date of the award, subject to earlier vesting on death or disability or normal retirement, or separation from employment by mutual agreement after reaching age 58.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, 3.5 million shares of PMI restricted stock and deferred stock awards vested. The grant date fair value of all the vested shares was approximately $212 million. The total fair value of restricted stock and deferred stock awards that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was approximately $277 million.