Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues including excise taxes	$ 19,987	$ 21,100	$ 37,692	$ 39,526
Excise taxes on products	12,288	13,374	23,242	24,904
Net revenues	7,699	7,726	14,450	14,622
Cost of sales	2,665	2,744	5,130	5,359
Gross profit	5,034	4,982	9,320	9,263
Marketing, administration and research costs (Notes 19 & 20)	1,831	1,868	4,048	3,701
Amortization of intangibles	16	21	35	43
Operating income	3,187	3,093	5,237	5,519
Interest expense, net	150	168	302	395
Pension and other employee benefit costs (Note 3)	20	6	41	12
Earnings before income taxes	3,017	2,919	4,894	5,112
Provision for income taxes	611	644	1,035	1,203
Equity investments and securities (income)/loss, net	(30)	(20)	(41)	(33)
Net earnings	2,436	2,295	3,900	3,942
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	117	97	227	188
Net earnings attributable to PMI	$ 2,319	$ 2,198	$ 3,673	$ 3,754
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.49	$ 1.41	$ 2.36	$ 2.41
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.49	$ 1.41	$ 2.36	$ 2.41