Contingencies (Federal Government's Lawsuit Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Federal Government's Lawsuit [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Federal Government's Lawsuit [Member] Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Federal Government Original Complaint Date						1999
Loss contingency, period of occurrence						August 2006
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision	$ 4,000,000	$ 16,000,000	$ 39,000,000	$ 22,000,000	$ 31,000,000	$ 31,000,000
Amount of alleged annual costs health care programs, minimum						20,000,000,000
Amount of disgorgement of profits requested in Federal Government lawsuit						280,000,000,000
Government Proposed Final Judgment Date						June 2005
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value						14,000,000,000
Fund for five-year national smoking cessation program						10,000,000,000
Fund for ten-year public education and counter-marketing campaign						4,000,000,000
Document Repository Agreement date						December 2011
Loss contingency, amount of district court deposit						$ 3,100,000
Loss contingency installment period, years						5