Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
State Settlements Agreements [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	November 1998
State Settlement Agreements annual payments	$ 9,400,000,000
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap	500,000,000
Fair And Equitable Tobacco Reform Act Of2004 [Member] | State Settlements Agreements [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Aggregate Amount Recorded In Cost Of Sales Related To State Settlement Agreements And Federal Equitable Tobacco Reform Act	1,100,000,000	600,000,000
NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] | Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount	$ 116,000,000