Contingencies (Engle Progeny Cases Trial Results - Pending and Concluded) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended							3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	May 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	May 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	May 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2010	Aug. 31, 2010	Jul. 31, 2010	Apr. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Nov. 30, 2009	Jul. 31, 2009	Feb. 28, 2009	Jul. 31, 2000
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation												$ 190,000,000	$ 57,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded																																																								$ 145,000,000,000
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded																																																								$ 74,000,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Pardue [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded								$ 5,900,000				$ 5,900,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Pardue [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage								25.00%				25.00%
Punitive damages awarded								$ 6,750,000				$ 6,750,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Martin [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded															$ 5,400,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Martin [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded															$ 2,480,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage															46.00%
Punitive damages awarded															$ 450,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Howles [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded															4,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Howles [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded															$ 2,000,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage															50.00%
Punitive damages awarded															$ 3,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Oshinsky [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																$ 6,155,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Oshinsky [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																$ 3,700,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																60.00%
Punitive damages awarded																$ 1,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Varner [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																	$ 1,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Varner [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																	$ 375,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																	25.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Sermons [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																	$ 65,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Sermons [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																	$ 9,750
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																	15.00%
Punitive damages awarded																	$ 51,225
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Purdo [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded		$ 21,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Purdo [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded		$ 2,520,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage		12.00%
Punitive damages awarded		$ 6,250,000
Appeal bond posted	$ 1,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, McCall [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded									$ 350,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, McCall [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded									$ 87,500
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage									25.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Ahrens [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded			$ 9,000,000
Appeal bond posted		2,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Ahrens [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage			24.00%
Punitive damages awarded			$ 2,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Ledoux [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded													10,000,000
Punitive damages awarded													$ 12,500,000
Appeal bond posted									$ 2,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Ledoux [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage													47.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Barbose [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																			$ 10,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																			$ 500,000
Appeal bond posted			2,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Barbose [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																			42.50%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Tognoli [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																			$ 1,050,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Tognoli [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																			$ 157,500
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																			15.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Danielson [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																			$ 325,000
Punitive damages awarded																			325,000
Economic damages sought																			$ 2,300,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Danielson [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																			49.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Marchese [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																				$ 1,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																				250,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Marchese [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																				$ 225,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																				22.50%
Appeal bond posted	475,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Duignan [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded										$ 6,000,000
Appeal bond posted																			$ 2,700,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Duignan [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage										37.00%
Punitive damages awarded										$ 3,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Cooper [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded										4,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Cooper [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded			300,000							$ 450,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage										10.00%
Appeal bond posted									300,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Jordan [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded				$ 7,800,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage				60.00%
Punitive damages awarded				$ 3,200,000
Reduced compensatory damages awarded				6,400,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Merino [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																					$ 8,000,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																					70.00%
Punitive damages awarded																					$ 6,500,000
Appeal bond posted								14,500,000		$ 5,000,000		$ 14,500,000
Provision related to litigation recorded								$ 16,900,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, McCoy [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																					1,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, McCoy [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																					$ 300,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																					20.00%
Punitive damages awarded																					$ 3,000,000
Appeal bond posted																		$ 1,650,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, M. Brown [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																						$ 6,375,000
Appeal bond posted																						$ 5,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Gore [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																							$ 2,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Gore [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																							$ 460,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																							23.00%
Appeal bond posted																				$ 460,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Pollari [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																							$ 10,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Pollari [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																							$ 4,250,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																							42.50%
Punitive damages awarded																							$ 1,500,000
Appeal bond posted																		2,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Zamboni [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																								$ 340,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Zamboni [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																								$ 34,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																								10.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Caprio [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																								25.00%
Economic damages awarded																								$ 559,172
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, McKeever [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded																								11,630,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, McKeever [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																								$ 5,800,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																								60.00%
Appeal bond posted					$ 5,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, D. Brown [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded																									$ 9,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, D. Brown [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																									$ 8,300,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																									55.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Allen [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																										$ 3,100,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Allen [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																														$ 6,000,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																										6.00%
Punitive damages awarded																										$ 7,760,000																				$ 17,000,000
Appeal bond posted										2,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Perrotto [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																										4,100,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Perrotto [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																										$ 1,020,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																										25.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Boatright [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																										$ 15,000,000
Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant																										300,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Boatright [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																										$ 12,750,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																										85.00%
Punitive damages awarded																										$ 19,700,000
Appeal bond posted																								$ 3,980,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Kerrivan [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																											$ 15,800,000
Punitive damages awarded																											$ 25,300,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Kerrivan [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																											50.00%
Punitive damages awarded																											$ 15,700,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Lourie [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																											1,370,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Lourie [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																											$ 370,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																											27.00%
Appeal bond posted																										$ 370,318
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Berger [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																												$ 6,250,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																												60.00%
Punitive damages awarded																												$ 20,760,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Harris [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																													$ 1,730,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Harris [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																													15.00%
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Griffin [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																														$ 1,270,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Griffin [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																														$ 630,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																														50.00%
Appeal bond posted																											$ 640,543
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Burkhart [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																															$ 5,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																															$ 2,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Burkhart [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																															15.00%
Punitive damages awarded																															$ 750,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Buchanan [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																								$ 5,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Buchanan [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																								37.00%
Appeal bond posted			5,500,000																																				$ 2,500,000
Provision related to litigation recorded										4,100,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Hancock [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded							$ 0
Damages awarded, value							$ 110,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Hancock [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage							5.00%
Economic damages awarded						$ 700
Damages sought, value						$ 20,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, R. Cohen [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																																				$ 10,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																																																				20,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, R. Cohen [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																																				$ 3,300,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																																				33.33%
Punitive damages awarded																																																				$ 10,000,000
Appeal bond posted			7,500,000																																													$ 2,500,000
Provision related to litigation recorded										17,900,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Hallgren [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																													$ 2,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Hallgren [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																													$ 500,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																													25.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																													$ 750,000
Appeal bond posted																		500,000																										$ 1,250,000
Provision related to litigation recorded									2,200,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																																		$ 8,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																																		$ 5,100,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																																		64.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																																		$ 16,200,000
Appeal bond posted			15,000,000																																														$ 5,000,000
Provision related to litigation recorded										28,200,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Bowden [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																$ 5,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Bowden [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																$ 1,500,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																30.00%
Appeal bond posted																														$ 1,500,000
Provision related to litigation recorded									1,600,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Skolnick [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																					$ 2,555,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Skolnick [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																					$ 766,500
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																					30.00%
Appeal bond posted																																	$ 766,500
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Starr-Blundell [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																					$ 500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Starr-Blundell [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																					$ 50,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																					10.00%
Provision related to litigation recorded									$ 55,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Graham [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																						$ 2,750,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Graham [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																						$ 275,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																						10.00%
Appeal bond posted																																		$ 277,750
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Searcy [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																			$ 1,000,000				$ 6,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Searcy [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																							30.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																			1,670,000				$ 10,000,000
Appeal bond posted																																	$ 2,200,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																											$ 21,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | R.J. Reynolds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant																																											17,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Lorillard [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant																																											13,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Liggett Group [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded against co-defendant																																											$ 8,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Calloway [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded							$ 16,100,000											$ 4,025,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																											25.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																											$ 17,000,000
Appeal bond posted																																									$ 1,500,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Putney [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																																			$ 15,100,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Putney [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																																			$ 2,300,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																																			15.00%
Punitive damages awarded																																																			$ 2,500,000
Appeal bond posted																																															$ 1,600,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Naugle [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																		3,700,000								$ 12,300,000										13,000,000	$ 56,600,000
Punitive damages awarded																																		$ 7,500,000								$ 24,500,000										$ 26,000,000	$ 244,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Naugle [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																																					90.00%
Appeal bond posted																																																			$ 5,000,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Buchanan [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation	4,400,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, R. Cohen [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation	19,100,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Hallgren [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation	2,300,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Kayton (Formerly Tate) [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation	30,100,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Bowden [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation	2,700,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Hess [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																																							$ 3,000,000
Punitive damages awarded																																																							5,000,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Hess [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																											$ 1,260,000												$ 1,200,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																																							42.00%
Appeal bond posted																																																						$ 7,000,000
Provision related to litigation recorded										6,600,000	$ 3,200,000
Payments made related to litigation	$ 843,261		10,600,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Greene (Formerly Rizzuto) [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																																			11,100,000	$ 12,550,000
Economic damages awarded																																			$ 1,100,000	$ 2,550,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Greene (Formerly Rizzuto) [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded																					$ 6,100,000
Compensatory damages award, allocation percentage																																				55.00%
Appeal bond posted																				$ 6,100,000
Provision related to litigation recorded										$ 6,700,000
Payments made related to litigation		$ 1,450,000	$ 6,800,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Goveia [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation				$ 3,200,000
Settled Litigation [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, Cuculino [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments made related to litigation					$ 5,300,000