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Amount charged against operating income increasing loss contingency liability, after adjustments to reduce previously estimated charges.

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The cash inflow from the sale of formerly productive land held for sale, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it, and so forth.

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Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 28, 2015 cases	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) cases	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) cases	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
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Pre-tax gain on sale of manufacturing facility		$ 0		$ (7)		$ (4)	$ 1
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] \| PM USA [Member]
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Litigation settlement interest expense (income)		$ 13
Number of claims resolved \| cases		6
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] \| PM USA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Provision related to litigation recorded			$ 43
Number of claims resolved \| cases	415		415
Manufacturing Optimization Plan [Member] \| Smokeable Products [Member] \| PM USA [Member]
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Proceeds from Sale of Manufacturing Facility					$ 66
Pre-tax gain on sale of manufacturing facility					10
Marketing, Adminstration and Research Costs [Member] \| Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] \| PM USA [Member]
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Provision related to litigation recorded		$ 54
Marketing, Adminstration and Research Costs [Member] \| Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] \| PM USA [Member]
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Provision related to litigation recorded			$ 43
Marketing, Adminstration and Research Costs [Member] \| Federal Governments Lawsuit [Member]
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Provision related to litigation recorded					$ 31