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Reflects the amount charged against earnings comprised of the costs to announce and effect a recall of defective merchandise.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Amount charged against operating income increasing loss contingency liability, after adjustments to reduce previously estimated charges.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) case	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Smokeable Products [Member] \| Engle Progeny Cases [Member] \| PM USA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of cases \| case	3
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Smokeable Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded	$ 24
Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member] \| Smokeable Products [Member] \| Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded	$ 4
Operating Segments [Member] \| Smokeless Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Recall impact on operating income		$ 60