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Contingencies (Engle Class Action And Engle Progeny Trial Results) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2008
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Florida Engle [Member]
Dec. 31, 2001
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Florida Engle [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Florida Engle [Member]
Jul. 31, 2006
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Florida Engle [Member]
Jan. 27, 2014
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Since January 1999 [Member]
cases
Jun. 17, 2013
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member]
Jan. 31, 2013
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Florida Engle [Member]
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                    
Number of verdicts returned         50          
Loss contingency, period of occurrence                   July 2000
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants                   $ 145,000,000,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount                   74,000,000,000
Amounts placed in escrow   500,000,000                
Reinstated compensatory damages, award total       6,900,000            
Loss contingency, damages paid 3,000,000                  
Damages paid date February 2008                  
Loss contingency, pending claims               3,200 1,200  
Federal Engle Progeny, cases dismissed           306 521      
Number of plaintiffs               4,400    
Engle progeny plaintiffs with cases stayed pending Eleventh Circuit Court Review                 1,200  
Active cases pending in Federal Court                 750  
Florida bond cap     $ 200,000,000              
Verdicts returned in favor of plaintiffs         25          
Verdicts returned in favor of defendants         25