Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues including excise taxes	$ 17,819	$ 19,987	$ 36,072	$ 37,692
Excise taxes on products	11,168	12,288	22,268	23,242
Net revenues	6,651	7,699	13,804	14,450
Cost of sales	2,179	2,665	4,581	5,130
Gross profit	4,472	5,034	9,223	9,320
Marketing, administration and research costs (Notes 8, 18 & 19)	1,722	1,831	3,666	4,048
Amortization of intangibles	19	16	37	35
Operating income	2,731	3,187	5,520	5,237
Interest expense, net	162	150	291	302
Pension and other employee benefit costs (Note 3)	22	20	45	41
Earnings before income taxes	2,547	3,017	5,184	4,894
Provision for income taxes	528	611	1,124	1,035
Equity investments and securities (income)/loss, net	(30)	(30)	24	(41)
Net earnings	2,049	2,436	4,036	3,900
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	102	117	263	227
Net earnings attributable to PMI	$ 1,947	$ 2,319	$ 3,773	$ 3,673
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.25	$ 1.49	$ 2.42	$ 2.36
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.25	$ 1.49	$ 2.42	$ 2.36