Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended								3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 State Settlements Agreements [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair And Equitable Tobacco Reform Act Of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fair And Equitable Tobacco Reform Act Of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fair And Equitable Tobacco Reform Act Of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Smokeable Products [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Items [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Philip Morris USA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Smokeable Products [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Philip Morris USA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Smokeable Products [Member] Non-Participating Manufacturer Arbitration Panel Decision [Member] NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] Philip Morris USA [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
Cost of sales	7,206,000,000	7,937,000,000	7,680,000,000		4,200,000,000	4,900,000,000	4,800,000,000
NPM Adjustment Items								$ 664,000,000	$ 145,000,000	$ 145,000,000