Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Loss Contingency [Abstract]

Schedule Of Pending Cases

Type of Case	Number of Cases Pending as of October 25, 2012	Number of Cases Pending as of October 24, 2011	Number of Cases Pending as of October 25, 2010
Individual Smoking and Health Cases (1)	77	79	85
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (2)	7	7	9
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions	1	2	3
"Lights/Ultra Lights" Class Actions	14	18	29
Tobacco Price Cases	1	1	1

Approximate Maximum Principal Amounts Of PM USA's Share Of The Disputed NPM Adjustment For The Years 2003 Through 2011, As Currently Calculated By The MSA's Independent Auditor

Year for which NPM Adjustment calculated	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Year in which deduction for NPM Adjustment may be taken	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
PM USA's Approximate Share of Disputed NPM Adjustment (in millions)	$337	$388	$181	$154	$185	$252	$206	$208	$137