Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 19,189	$ 19,935	$ 19,041	$ 16,788	$ 18,371	$ 19,422	$ 18,763	$ 17,352	$ 74,953	[1]	$ 73,908	[1]	$ 80,106	[1]
Gross profit	4,472	4,550	4,285	3,987	4,017	4,544	4,481	4,387	17,294		17,429		19,331
Net earnings attributable to PMI	$ 1,711	$ 1,938	$ 1,788	$ 1,530	$ 1,249	$ 1,942	$ 1,887	$ 1,795	$ 6,967		$ 6,873		$ 7,493
Per share data:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.10	$ 1.25	$ 1.15	$ 0.98	$ 0.80	$ 1.25	$ 1.21	$ 1.16	$ 4.48		$ 4.42		$ 4.76
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	1.10	1.25	1.15	0.98	0.80	1.25	1.21	1.16	4.48		4.42		4.76
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	1.04	1.04	1.02	1.02	1.02	1.02	1.00	1.00	$ 4.12		$ 4.04		$ 3.88
Market price:
High (in dollars per share)	98.21	104.2	102.55	99.53	90.27	86.51	86.91	85.29
Low (in dollars per share)	$ 86.78	$ 96.95	$ 95.91	$ 84.46	$ 78.41	$ 76.54	$ 75.27	$ 75.30

[1] Total net revenues attributable to customers located in Indonesia, PMI’s largest market in terms of net revenues, were $7.7 billion, $7.1 billion and $7.2 billion for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Total net revenues attributable to customers located in Germany were $7.1 billion, $7.2 billion and $8.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.