1.0.0.3 false Share Repurchase Program false 1 $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Share Repurchase Program [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_TreasuryStockNoteDisclosureAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 3 Share Repurchase Program 1 us-gaap_ScheduleOfTreasuryStockByClassTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>12. Share Repurchase Program</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On July 27, 2009, Lorillard, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors had approved an additional share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase in the aggregate up to $750 million of its outstanding common stock. Purchases by the Company under this program may be made from time to time at prevailing market prices in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise, as determined by the Company’s management. The repurchases will be funded from existing cash balances, including proceeds from the Company’s June 2009 issuance of the Notes (see Note 7 for a description of the Notes). </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     This program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock. The timing, frequency and amount of repurchase activity will depend on a variety of factors such as levels of cash generation from operations, cash requirements for investment in the Company’s business, current stock price, market conditions and other factors. The share repurchase program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time and has no set expiration date. During the third quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 4.9 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $72.12 per share, for a total of $356 million. This share repurchase program follows on the prior authorizations by the Board on July 9, 2008 to repurchase in the aggregate up to $400 million of its outstanding common stock, which was completed on October 10, 2008 and on May 21, 2009 to repurchase in the aggregate up to $250 million, which was completed on July 28, 2009. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true