Contingencies (Trial Results Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	181 Months Ended	111 Months Ended			111 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2014 Health Care Cost Recovery [Member] cases	Dec. 31, 2013 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Since January 1999 [Member]	Jan. 27, 2014 Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Since January 1999 [Member] cases	Dec. 31, 2013 Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] Since January 1999 [Member] cases	Dec. 31, 2013 Engle and Non-Engle Cases [Member] Since January 1999 [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of verdicts returned			50	56
Verdicts returned in favor of defendants			25	38
Verdicts Reversed	1
Verdicts returned in favor of plaintiffs			25	18
Cases reaching final resolution				14
Judgment interest paid aggregate		$ 142,000,000			$ 900,000
Aggregate judgements related costs and fees		$ 7,800,000			$ 261,000,000