Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Judgments Recorded and Paid [Table Text Block]

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,						For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(in millions)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health judgments at beginning of period	$	—		$	122		$	6		$	2
Pre-tax charges for tobacco and health judgments	18			4			13			3
Pre-tax charges for related interest costs	4			—			3			—
Payments	(16		)	(124		)	(16		)	(3		)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health judgments at    end of period	$	6		$	2		$	6		$	2

Schedule Of Pending Cases

Type of Case	Number of Cases Pending as of October 21, 2013	Number of Cases Pending as of October 25, 2012	Number of Cases Pending as of October 24, 2011
Individual Smoking and Health Cases (1)	68	77	79
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (2)	6	7	7
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (3)	1	1	2
“Lights/Ultra Lights” Class Actions	15	14	18

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	2012
Year in which deduction for NPM Adjustment may be taken	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
PM USA’s Approximate Share of Disputed NPM Adjustment (in millions)	$337	$388	$181	$154	$185	$250	$205	$203	$159	$199