Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Segment Reporting (Schedule of Pre-tax Tobacco and Health Litigation Items) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax (income) expense for NPM adjustment items	$ 0	$ 5	$ (145)	$ 4
PM USA [Member] \| Tobacco and Health Litigation Cases [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded	21	0	119	18
PM USA [Member] \| Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] \| Interest And Other Debt Expense, Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest and other debt expense, net	0	2	0	9
NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] \| PM USA [Member] \| Smokeable Products [Member] \| Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax (income) expense for NPM adjustment items	0	3	(145)	(5)
Operating Segments [Member] \| PM USA [Member] \| Smokeable Products [Member] \| Tobacco and Health Litigation Cases [Member] \| Operating Income (Loss) [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded	$ 10	$ 0	$ 94	$ 16