Contingencies (Lights/Ultra Lights Cases) (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member]	Apr. 27, 2020 case court
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending \| case	2
Lights [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims not certified, number \| case	23
Number of cases pending \| court	2
Lights [Member] \| PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of state courts \| court	21

Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118942415&loc=d3e14435-108349

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