Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues including excise taxes	$ 82,223	$ 76,047	$ 77,921
Excise taxes on products	50,818	47,353	48,116
Net revenues	31,405	28,694	29,805
Cost of sales	10,030	9,569	10,513
Gross profit	21,375	19,125	19,292
Marketing, administration and research costs (Notes 6, 12, 17, 19 & 20)	8,304	7,384	8,695
Amortization of intangibles	96	73	66
Operating income	12,975	11,668	10,531
Interest expense, net (Note 14)	628	618	570
Pension and other employee benefit costs (Note 13)	115	97	89
Earnings before income taxes	12,232	10,953	9,872
Provision for income taxes (Note 11)	2,671	2,377	2,293
Equity investments and securities (income)/loss, net	(149)	(16)	(149)
Net earnings	9,710	8,592	7,728
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	601	536	543
Net earnings attributable to PMI	$ 9,109	$ 8,056	$ 7,185
Per share data (Note 10):
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 5.83	$ 5.16	$ 4.61
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 5.83	$ 5.16	$ 4.61