Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
State Settlements Agreements [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence			November 1998
State Settlement Agreements annual payments			$ 9,400,000,000
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap			500,000,000
Fair And Equitable Tobacco Reform Act Of2004 [Member] | State Settlements Agreements [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Aggregate Amount Recorded In Cost Of Sales Related To State Settlement Agreements And Federal Equitable Tobacco Reform Act	1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000	3,000,000,000	3,600,000,000
NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] | Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Items [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount			664,000,000
NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] | Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount	$ 145,000,000