Legal Proceedings (Details)	Feb. 09, 2012 LegalMatter
Conventional Product Liability Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	33
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	5,900
West Virginia Individual Personal Injury Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	38
Flight Attendant Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	2,586
Class Action Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	4
Reimbursement Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	1
Filter Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	43
Tobacco Related Antitrust Cases [Member]
Number of Cases Pending
Lorillard Tobacco or Lorillard Inc as defendant	2