Contingencies (Engle Progeny Cases Trial Results) (Details) (Engle Progeny Cases [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 21, 2015
Florida/Allen [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	November 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced amended award total	3,100,000	3,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	6.00%	6.00%
Punitive damages reduced award total	7,760,000	7,760,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant	17,000,000	17,000,000
Florida/Perrotto [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	November 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	4,100,000	4,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	25.00%	25.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	1,020,000	1,020,000
Florida/Boatright [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	November 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	15,000,000	15,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	85.00%	85.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	12,750,000	12,750,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	19,700,000	19,700,000
Florida/Kerrivan [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	October 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	15,800,000	15,800,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	50.00%	50.00%
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	25,300,000	25,300,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	15,700,000	15,700,000
Florida/Lourie [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	October 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	1,370,000	1,370,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	27.00%	27.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	370,000	370,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	370,318
Florida/Berger [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	September 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	6,250,000	6,250,000
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	20,760,000	20,760,000
Florida/Harris [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	July 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	1,730,000	1,730,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	15.00%	15.00%
Florida/Griffin [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	June 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	1,270,000	1,270,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	50.00%	50.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	630,000	630,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	640,543
Florida/Burkhart [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	May 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	5,000,000	5,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	15.00%	15.00%
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	2,500,000	2,500,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	750,000	750,000
Florida/Bowden [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	March 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	5,000,000	5,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	30.00%	30.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	1,500,000	1,500,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	1,500,000
Florida/Goveia [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	February 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	850,000	850,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	35.00%	35.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	297,500	297,500
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	2,250,000	2,250,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	2,500,000
Florida/Cuculino [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	January 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	12,500,000	12,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	40.00%	40.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	5,000,000	5,000,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	5,000,000
Florida/Rizzuto [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	August 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	12,550,000	12,550,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total	11,100,000	11,100,000
Economic damages	2,550,000	2,550,000
Economic Damages Reduced Award Total	1,100,000	1,100,000
Florida/Skolnick [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	June 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	2,555,000	2,555,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	30.00%	30.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	766,500	766,500
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	766,500
Florida/Starr-Blundell [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	June 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	500,000	500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	10.00%	10.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	50,000	50,000
Florida/Ruffo [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	May 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	1,500,000	1,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	12.00%	12.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	180,000	180,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	180,000
Loss Contingency Damages Recorded Costs And Interest		193,000
Florida/Graham [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	May 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	2,750,000	2,750,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	10.00%	10.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	275,000	275,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	277,750
Florida/Searcy [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	April 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	6,000,000	6,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total	1,000,000	1,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	30.00%	30.00%
Punitive damages reduced award total	1,670,000	1,670,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant	10,000,000	10,000,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	2,200,000
Florida Buchanan [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	December 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	5,500,000	5,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	37.00%	37.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	2,000,000	2,000,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	2,500,000
Florida Hancock [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	August 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	0	0
Additur damages imposed by trial court	110,000	110,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	5.00%	5.00%
Loss contingency, damages allocated	700
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date	October 2012
Florida Calloway [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	May 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	21,000,000	21,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total	16,100,000	16,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	25.00%	25.00%
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	17,000,000	17,000,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	1,500,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date	September 2012
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date	August 2012
Florida/Hallgren [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	January 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	2,000,000	2,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	25.00%	25.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	500,000	500,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant	750,000	750,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	1,250,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date	April 2012
Florida/Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	July 2010
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	8,000,000	8,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	64.00%	64.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	5,100,000	5,100,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	16,200,000	16,200,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	5,000,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date	August 2010
Florida/Putney [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	April 2010
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	15,100,000	15,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	15.00%	15.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	2,300,000	2,300,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	2,500,000	2,500,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	1,600,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date	August 2010
Florida/R. Cohen [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	March 2010
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	10,000,000	10,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	33.30%	33.30%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	3,300,000	3,300,000
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	20,000,000	20,000,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant	10,000,000	10,000,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	2,500,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date	October 2010
Florida/Naugle [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	November 2009
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	56,600,000	56,600,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total	13,000,000	13,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced amended award total	12,300,000	12,300,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	90.00%	90.00%
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	244,000,000	244,000,000
Punitive damages reduced award total	26,000,000	26,000,000
Punitive damages reduced amended award total	24,500,000	24,500,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	5,000,000
Loss Contingency Amended Final Court Judgment Date	August 2010
Loss contingency, appeal bond date	April 2010
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date	March 2010
Retrial Compensatory Damages Awarded	3,700,000	3,700,000
Retrial Punitive Damages Awarded	7,500,000	7,500,000
Florida/Hess [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	February 2009
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	3,000,000	3,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	42.00%	42.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	1,260,000	1,260,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	5,000,000	5,000,000
Loss Contingency Damages Recorded Costs And Interest			3,200,000
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date	June 2009
Florida/Tullo [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	April 2011
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	4,500,000	4,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	45.00%	45.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	2,025,000	2,025,000
Appeals bond posted by PM USA	2,000,000
Loss contingency, appeal bond date	July 2011
Loss Contingency Damages Recorded Costs And Interest					3,900,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid				3,900,000
Florida/Barbanell [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	August 2009
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	5,300,000	5,300,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	36.50%	36.50%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	1,950,000	1,950,000
Loss Contingency Damages Recorded Costs And Interest							3,600,000
Loss Contingency Final Court Judgment Date	September 2009
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid						3,600,000
Florida Lock [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	October 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	1,150,000	1,150,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	9.00%	9.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	103,500	103,500
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid								140,000
Florida/Banks [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value	0
Florida/Reider [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value	0
Subsequent Event [Member] | Florida/Brown [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence									January 2015
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest									8,300,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant									$ 9,000,000