Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Lease cost components

The components of PMI’s lease cost were as follows for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,				For the Three Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating lease cost	$	117	$	119	$	57	$	59
Short-term lease cost	25		30		12		18
Variable lease cost	15		10		7		2
Total lease cost	$	157	$	159	$	76	$	79

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, lease cost of $36 million and $38 million were recorded in cost of sales, respectively, and $121 million and $121 million were recorded in marketing, administration and research costs, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, lease costs of $17 million and $19 million were recorded in cost of sales, respectively, and $59 million and $60 million were recorded in marketing, administration and research costs, respectively.