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Contingencies (Verdicts and Post-Trial Developments) (Details)							1 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2019 CAD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2016 ARS ($)	May 27, 2015 CAD ($)	May 27, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2004 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2004 BRL (R$)
Brazil [Member] \| Smoking And Health Class Actions [Member] \| The Smoker Health Defense Association (ADESF) [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Smoking and health loss contingency interest rate (percentage per month)							1.00%	1.00%
Brazil [Member] \| Smoking And Health Class Actions [Member] \| Award per smoker per year [Member] \| The Smoker Health Defense Association (ADESF) [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded							$ 183	R$ 1,000
Canada [Member] \| Smoking And Health Class Actions [Member] \| Cecilia Letourneau [Member] \| Judicial Ruling [Member] \| Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Rothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc., And JTI Macdonald Corp. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded					$ 131,000,000	$ 93,000,000
Canada [Member] \| Smoking And Health Class Actions [Member] \| Cecilia Letourneau [Member] \| Judicial Ruling [Member] \| RBH [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded					$ 46,000,000	$ 32,600,000
Payment period for awarded punitive damages to be deposited into trust					60 days	60 days
Canada [Member] \| Smoking And Health Class Actions [Member] \| Conseil Quebecois Sur Le Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais [Member] \| Judicial Ruling [Member] \| Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Rothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc., And JTI Macdonald Corp. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded					$ 90,000	$ 63,760
Compensatory damages awarded					15,500,000,000.0	11,000,000,000
Awarded compensatory damages that are to be deposited into trust					1,000,000,000	708,500,000
Canada [Member] \| Smoking And Health Class Actions [Member] \| Conseil Quebecois Sur Le Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais [Member] \| Judicial Ruling [Member] \| RBH [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded					30,000	21,250
Compensatory damages awarded	$ 2,700,000,000	$ 1,910,000,000			$ 3,100,000,000.0	$ 2,200,000,000
Damages allocated to subsidiary (percent)	20.00%	20.00%			20.00%	20.00%
Awarded compensatory damages that are to be deposited into trust					$ 200,000,000	$ 141,700,000
Payment period for compensatory damages to be deposited into trust					60 days	60 days
Argentina [Member] \| Individual Action [Member] \| Hugo Lespada [Member] \| Judicial Ruling [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded			$ 1,661	$ 110,000