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European Commission Fines And Other Legal And Tax Matters (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2004
Deltafinas [Member]
EUR (€)
Oct. 31, 2004
Tabacos Espanoles S.A [Member]
EUR (€)
Oct. 31, 2004
Five Companies Active In The Raw Spanish Tobacco Processing Market [Member]
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2004
Spain [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2004
Spain [Member]
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2010
Spain [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2010
Spain [Member]
EUR (€)
Sep. 08, 2010
Spain [Member]
EUR (€)
Sep. 09, 2011
Italy [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 09, 2011
Italy [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 15, 2005
Italy [Member]
EUR (€)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                        
Fines Imposed By European Commission   € 11,880,000 € 108,000 € 20,000,000             € 30,000,000 € 30,000,000
Charge Recorded To Accrue European Commission Fine         14,900,000 12,000,000       49,100,000    
Accumulated interest on European Commission fine                     5,900,000  
General Court decision reduced European Commission fine amount                 6,120,000      
Not justified percentage of European Commission's corresponding increase of the underlying fine                 50.00%      
Reversed European Commission fine previously recorded             7,400,000 5,760,000        
Accrued interest income returned on the European Commission fine escrow funds             1,200,000          
Collateralized guaranteed bank deposit $ 48,600,000