Contingencies (Schedule Of Pending Cases) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 case trial plantiff	Dec. 31, 2014 case	Dec. 31, 2013 case
Individual Smoking And Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	65	67	67
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	5	5	6
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	1	1	1
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	11	12	15
ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cases excluded	2,499
WEST VIRGINIA | Pending Litigation [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of civil actions	600
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff	30
Number of consolidated trials | trial	6
Number of plaintiffs per group | plantiff	5
WEST VIRGINIA | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of civil actions	344