Contingencies (Overview of Altria and/or PM USA Tobacco-Related Litigation Narrative) (Details)		304 Months Ended
	Apr. 22, 2024 claim case	Apr. 22, 2024 claim case	Apr. 24, 2023 claim	Apr. 25, 2022 claim	Jan. 31, 2008 claim
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending			1	1
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending					9,300
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending			167	163
E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending			5,270	3,744
Subsequent Event [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	1	1
Subsequent Event [Member] | Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	1	1
Subsequent Event [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of verdicts returned | case	145
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	174	174
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	5,177	5,177
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	3	3
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	10	10
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial | case	1	1
Number of favorable verdicts | case	58
Number of unfavorable verdicts | case	87
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of verdicts returned | case		82
Number of favorable verdicts | case		51
Number of unfavorable verdicts | case		31
Number of claims resolved | case		27
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial | case	2	2
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | E-vapor Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial | case	0	0
Subsequent Event [Member] | Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	8	8
Subsequent Event [Member] | Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	7	7