Contingencies (Engle Progeny Cases Trial Results - Pending and Concluded) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation					$ 17,000,000		$ 128,000,000		$ 18,000,000	$ 145,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded																																																		$ 145,000,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded																																																		$ 74,000,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, L. Martin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded											$ 1,100,000
Engle Progeny Cases, L. Martin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded											$ 605,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage											55.00%
Punitive damages awarded											$ 1,300,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Sommers [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded	$ 1,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Sommers [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage	40.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Santoro [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded												$ 1,600,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Santoro [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded												$ 450,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage												28.00%
Punitive damages awarded												$ 100,000
Engle Progeny Cases, J. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded		$ 5,400,000
Engle Progeny Cases, J. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage		35.00%
Punitive damages awarded		$ 200,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Pardue [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded						$ 5,900,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Pardue [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded		5,200,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage						25.00%
Punitive damages awarded						$ 6,750,000
Appeal bond posted	$ 2,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, S. Martin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded													$ 5,400,000
Engle Progeny Cases, S. Martin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded													$ 2,480,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage													46.00%
Punitive damages awarded													$ 450,000
Appeal bond posted		2,900,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Howles [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded													4,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Howles [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded													$ 2,000,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage													50.00%
Punitive damages awarded													$ 3,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Oshinsky-Blacker [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded														$ 6,155,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Oshinsky-Blacker [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded														$ 3,700,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage														60.00%
Punitive damages awarded														$ 1,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Sermons [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded															$ 65,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Sermons [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded															$ 9,750
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage															15.00%
Punitive damages awarded															$ 51,225
Engle Progeny Cases, Purdo [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																$ 21,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Purdo [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																$ 2,520,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																12.00%
Punitive damages awarded																$ 6,250,000
Appeal bond posted							1,500,000			1,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, McCall [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded								$ 350,000
Engle Progeny Cases, McCall [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded								$ 87,500
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage								25.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Ahrens [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																	$ 9,000,000
Appeal bond posted																$ 2,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Ahrens [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																	24.00%
Punitive damages awarded																	$ 2,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Ledoux [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																			$ 10,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																			$ 12,500,000
Appeal bond posted								$ 2,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Ledoux [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																			47.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Barbose [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																				$ 10,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																				$ 500,000
Appeal bond posted																	2,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Barbose [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																				42.50%
Engle Progeny Cases, Tognoli [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																				$ 1,050,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Tognoli [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																				$ 157,500
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																				15.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Danielson [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																				$ 325,000
Punitive damages awarded																				325,000
Economic damages sought																				$ 2,300,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Danielson [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																				49.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Marchese [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																					$ 1,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																					250,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Marchese [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																					$ 225,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																					22.50%
Appeal bond posted							$ 475,000			$ 475,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Duignan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																						$ 6,000,000
Appeal bond posted																				$ 2,700,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Duignan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																						37.00%
Punitive damages awarded																						$ 3,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Cooper [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																						4,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Cooper [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																	$ 300,000					$ 450,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																						10.00%
Appeal bond posted								300,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Jordan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																							$ 7,800,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																							60.00%
Punitive damages awarded																							$ 3,200,000
Reduced compensatory awards																							$ 6,400,000
Engle Progeny Cases, McCoy [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																								$ 1,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, McCoy [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																								$ 300,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																								20.00%
Punitive damages awarded																								$ 3,000,000
Appeal bond posted																		$ 1,650,000
Engle Progeny Cases, M. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																										$ 6,375,000
Appeal bond posted																										$ 5,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Gore [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																											$ 2,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Gore [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																											$ 460,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																											23.00%
Appeal bond posted																					$ 460,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Pollari [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																											$ 10,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Pollari [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																											$ 4,250,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																											42.50%
Punitive damages awarded																											$ 1,500,000
Appeal bond posted																		2,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Zamboni [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																												$ 340,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Zamboni [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																												$ 34,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																												10.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Caprio [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																												25.00%
Economic damages awarded																												$ 559,172
Engle Progeny Cases, McKeever [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded																												11,630,000
Engle Progeny Cases, McKeever [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																												$ 5,800,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																												60.00%
Appeal bond posted																									$ 5,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, D. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded																													$ 9,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, D. Brown [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																													$ 8,300,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																													55.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Allen [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																														$ 3,100,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Allen [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																													$ 6,000,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																														6.00%
Punitive damages awarded																														$ 7,760,000															$ 17,000,000
Appeal bond posted																						$ 2,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Perrotto [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																														4,100,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Perrotto [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																														$ 1,020,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																														25.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Boatright [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																														$ 15,000,000
Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant																														300,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Boatright [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																														$ 12,750,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																														85.00%
Punitive damages awarded																														$ 19,700,000
Appeal bond posted																												$ 3,980,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Kerrivan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																															$ 15,800,000
Punitive damages awarded																															$ 25,300,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Kerrivan [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																															50.00%
Punitive damages awarded																															$ 15,700,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Lourie [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																															1,370,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Lourie [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																															$ 370,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																															27.00%
Appeal bond posted																														$ 370,318
Provision related to litigation recorded					2,300,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Berger [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																$ 6,250,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																60.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																$ 20,760,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Harris [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																	$ 1,730,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Harris [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																	15.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Griffin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																		$ 1,270,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Griffin [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																		$ 630,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																		50.00%
Appeal bond posted																															$ 640,543
Provision related to litigation recorded					1,100,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Burkhart [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																			$ 5,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																																			$ 2,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Burkhart [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																			15.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																			$ 750,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Skolnick [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																							$ 2,555,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Skolnick [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																							$ 766,500
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																							30.00%
Appeal bond posted																																				$ 766,500
Engle Progeny Cases, Starr-Blundell [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																							$ 500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Starr-Blundell [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																							$ 50,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																							10.00%
Provision related to litigation recorded								$ 55,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Graham [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																								$ 2,750,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Graham [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																								$ 275,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																								10.00%
Appeal bond posted																																					$ 277,750
Provision related to litigation recorded					500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Searcy [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																						$ 1,000,000			$ 6,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Searcy [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																									30.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																						$ 1,670,000			$ 10,000,000
Appeal bond posted																																				$ 2,200,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																												$ 21,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded				$ 16,100,000														$ 4,025,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																												25.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																												$ 17,000,000
Appeal bond posted																																										$ 1,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant																																												17,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Lorillard [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant																																												13,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Liggett Group [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant																																												$ 8,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Putney [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded											$ 225,000																																				$ 15,100,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Putney [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																															$ 2,300,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																															15.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																															$ 2,500,000
Appeal bond posted																																														$ 1,600,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Naugle [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																					3,700,000						$ 12,300,000					$ 13,000,000	$ 56,600,000
Punitive damages awarded																																					$ 7,500,000						$ 24,500,000					$ 26,000,000	$ 244,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Naugle [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																																	90.00%
Appeal bond posted																																															$ 5,000,000
Provision related to litigation recorded					13,200,000
Litigation escrow deposit, increase					$ 6,200,000				$ 6,200,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Merino [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																								$ 8,000,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																								70.00%
Punitive damages awarded																								$ 6,500,000
Appeal bond posted						14,500,000																$ 5,000,000
Provision related to litigation recorded						$ 16,900,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Merino [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation	$ 17,400,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Varner [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded															1,500,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Varner [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded															$ 375,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage															25.00%
Engle Progeny Cases, Varner [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation		$ 600,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Hancock [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded				0
Damages awarded, value				$ 110,000
Engle Progeny Cases, Hancock [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage				5.00%
Economic damages awarded			$ 700
Damages sought, value			$ 20,000