Contingencies (Federal Government's Lawsuit Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision	$ 31,000,000	$ 0	$ 35,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Federal Government's Lawsuit [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Federal Government Original Complaint Date			1999
Loss contingency, period of occurrence			August 2006
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision	31,000,000
Amount of alleged annual costs health care programs, minimum			20,000,000,000
Amount of disgorgement of profits requested in Federal Government lawsuit			280,000,000,000
Government Proposed Final Judgment Date			June 2005
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value			14,000,000,000
Fund for five-year national smoking cessation program	10,000,000,000		10,000,000,000
Fund for ten-year public education and counter-marketing campaign	4,000,000,000		4,000,000,000
Document Repository Agreement date			December 2011
Loss contingency, amount of district court deposit			$ 3,100,000
Loss contingency installment period, years			5