Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
NPM Adjustment Items	$ 0	$ 145,000,000				$ 90,000,000	$ 664,000,000
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				3,500,000,000	3,000,000,000
Smokeable Products [Member] | NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] | Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
NPM Adjustment Items	$ 0	$ 145,000,000	$ 36,000,000	$ 483,000,000	$ 519,000,000	$ 43,000,000	$ 664,000,000