Contingencies (Lights/Ultra Lights Cases) (Details)	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				86 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($) $ / plantiff	Nov. 30, 2010 case jurisdiction	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) case	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) case	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) case	Dec. 31, 2011 case	Jan. 26, 2016 case state	Mar. 31, 2003 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount | $				$ 84,000,000	$ 90,000,000	$ 664,000,000
Lights [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims not certified, number			4
Number of jurisdictions selected by plaintiffs			2
Number of jurisdictions selected by defendants | jurisdiction			2
Number of claims dismissed							13
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				11	12	15
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions, Aspinall [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought per class member | $ / plantiff		25
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions, Brown [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount | $		$ 764,553
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions, Price [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded | $									$ 7,100,000,000
Punitive damages awarded | $									$ 3,000,000,000
Damages awarded, value | $	$ 10,100,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims not certified, number								20
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims filed								26
Number of states in which claims filed | state								15
Claims not certified, dismissed, reversed, resolved, number								19
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending								11