E.C. Agreement (Details) cigarette in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				109 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014 cigarette	Jul. 31, 2006 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2005 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2004 USD ($) cigarette payment	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Agreement With European Commission [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of payments | payment							13
Tenure of payment							12 years
Initial payment							$ 250
Additional payments on the first anniversary of the agreement			$ 150
Additional payments on the second anniversary of the agreement		$ 100
Additional payments on the third anniversary of the agreement								$ 75
Additional payment term, years								10 years
Maximum qualifying product seizures size (in units) | cigarette							90
Excise taxes VAT customs duties multiplier above maximum product seizures (percentage)							500.00%
Total charges related to E.C. Agreement				$ 34	$ 79	$ 71
Updated Agreement With European Commission [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Maximum qualifying product seizures size (in units) | cigarette	450