Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Loss Contingency [Abstract]

Schedule Of Pending Cases

Type of Case	Number of Cases Pending as of April 22, 2013	Number of Cases Pending as of April 23, 2012	Number of Cases Pending as of April 25, 2011
Individual Smoking and Health Cases (1)	71	79	89
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (2)	6	7	10
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (3)	1	1	3
“Lights/Ultra Lights” Class Actions	15	17	30
Tobacco Price Cases	1	1	1

Approximate Maximum Principal Amounts Of PM USA's Share Of The Disputed NPM Adjustment For The Years 2003 Through 2011, As Currently Calculated By The MSA's Independent Auditor

Year for which NPM Adjustment calculated	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012
Year in which deduction for NPM Adjustment may be taken	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		2012		2013		2014		2015
PM USA’s Approximate Share of Disputed NPM Adjustment (in millions)	$337	$388	$181	$154	$185	$	250	$	205	$	203	$	159	$199