Contingencies (Appeals of Engle Progeny Judgments, Maryland and Only Liggett Cases) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 case
Individual Actions Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	33
Liggett
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	1
Maryland \| Liggett \| Individual Actions Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases pending	16

Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82911808&loc=d3e14435-108349

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