Stock Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
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3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |
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Minimum Retirement Age |
58 years |
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Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member] |
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Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |
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Number of shares of stock awards granted during period (in shares) |
1,500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember |
2,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember |
Grant date fair value of stock awards, per share (in dollars per share) |
$ 82.28us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember |
$ 77.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember |
Compensation expense for stock awards |
$ 58us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember |
$ 66us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock awards |
251us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember |
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Stock awards vested during period (in shares) |
2,500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember |
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Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member] | Grant Date Fair Value [Member] |
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Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |
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Fair value of vested stock awards |
196us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / pm_ShareBasedCompensationComponentsAxis = pm_GrantDateFairValueMember |
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Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] |
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Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |
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Fair value of vested stock awards |
$ 203us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember / pm_ShareBasedCompensationComponentsAxis = pm_TotalFairValueMember |
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Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |
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Expected period for recognition of unamortized compensation expense, in years |
3 years |
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2012 Performance Incentive Plan [Member] |
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Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |
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Estimated common stock to be awarded under a stock benefit plan, maximum limit (in shares) |
30,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = pm_A2012PerformanceIncentivePlanMember |
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Shares available for grant under the plan (in shares) |
23,252,170us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = pm_A2012PerformanceIncentivePlanMember |
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Non Employee Directors Plan [Member] |
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Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |
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Estimated common stock to be awarded under a stock benefit plan, maximum limit (in shares) |
1,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = pm_NonEmployeeDirectorsPlanMember |
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Shares available for grant under the plan (in shares) |
715,185us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = pm_NonEmployeeDirectorsPlanMember |
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Percentage of voting shares that PMI may own, used in determining non-employee director status |
50.00%pm_NonEmployeeDirectorOwnershipLimit / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = pm_NonEmployeeDirectorsPlanMember |
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