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Acquisitions and Other Business Arrangements (Details) - PT HM Sampoerna Tbk [Member] - Indonesia [Member] $ in Billions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2015 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 IDR / shares	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Ownership percentage before transaction			98.18%
Share price (in Rp. per share) \| IDR / shares		IDR 77,000
Premium on share price (percent)		1.349%
Shares issued in transaction (in shares) \| shares	264,209,711
Consideration received from transaction	$ 1.5
Increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital				$ 1.1