Contingencies (Engle Progeny Cases Trial Results Narrative) (Details) (Engle Progeny Cases [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Florida/Gore [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	March 2015
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	$ 2,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	23.00%
Florida/Pollari [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	March 2015
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	10,000,000
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	1,500,000
Florida/Zamboni [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	February 2015
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	340,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	10.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	34,000
Florida/Caprio [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	February 2015
Economic damages	559,172
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	25.00%
Florida/McKeever [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	February 2015
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	5,800,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	60.00%
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	11,630,000
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
Florida Allen [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	November 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	6,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced amended award total	3,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	6.00%
Punitive damages reduced award total	7,760,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant	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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	25.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	85.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	12,750,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	19,700,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA	3,980,000
Florida/Kerrivan [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	October 2014
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	15,800,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	50.00%
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	25,300,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	27.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	370,000
Appeal 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
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	50.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	630,000
Appeal 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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	15.00%
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	2,500,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	30.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	1,500,000
Appeal 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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	35.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	297,500
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	2,250,000
Appeal 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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	40.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	5,000,000
Appeal 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
Economic damages	2,550,000
Economic Damages Reduced Award Total	1,100,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total	11,100,000
Florida/Skolnick [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	June 2013
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	2,555,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	30.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	766,500
Appeal 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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	10.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	12.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	180,000
Appeal 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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	10.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	275,000
Appeal 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
Compensatory damages reduced award total	1,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	30.00%
Punitive damages reduced award total	1,670,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant	10,000,000
Appeal 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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	37.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	2,000,000
Appeal 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
Additur damages imposed by trial court	110,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	5.00%
Loss contingency, damages allocated	700
Florida Calloway [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	May 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	21,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total	16,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	25.00%
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	17,000,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA	1,500,000
Florida/Hallgren [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	January 2012
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	2,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	25.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	500,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant	750,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA	1,250,000
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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	64.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	5,100,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	16,200,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA	5,000,000
Florida/Putney [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	April 2010
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	15,100,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	15.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	2,300,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	2,500,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA	1,600,000
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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	33.30%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	3,300,000
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	20,000,000
Punitive damages jury award total against each defendant	10,000,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA	2,500,000
Florida/Naugle [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	November 2009
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	56,600,000
Compensatory damages reduced award total	13,000,000
Compensatory damages reduced amended award total	12,300,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	90.00%
Punitive damages jury award total all defendants	244,000,000
Punitive damages reduced award total	26,000,000
Punitive damages reduced amended award total	24,500,000
Retrial Compensatory Damages Awarded	3,700,000
Retrial Punitive Damages Awarded	7,500,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA	5,000,000
Florida/Hess [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	February 2009
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	3,000,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	42.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	1,260,000
Punitive damages jury award allocation amount	5,000,000
Loss contingency damages recorded costs and interest		3,200,000
Florida/Landau [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	February 2015
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	100,000
Florida/Tullo [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence	April 2011
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest	4,500,000
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	45.00%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	2,025,000
Appeal bond posted by PM USA	2,000,000
Loss contingency damages recorded costs and interest			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
Compensatory damages jury award allocation percentage allocated to PM USA	36.50%
Compensatory damages jury award allocation amount	1,950,000
Loss contingency damages recorded costs and interest	3,600,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid				$ 3,600,000