Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 1998 USD ($) state	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) case plantiff	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) case	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) case
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | case			1	1	1
Number of states with settled litigation | state		46
State Settlement Agreements annual payments		$ 9,400,000,000
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap		$ 500,000,000
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states with settled litigation | plantiff			24
Litigation settlement, amount			$ 599,000,000	$ 599,000,000	$ 599,000,000
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount			$ (4,600,000,000)	(4,500,000,000)	$ (4,600,000,000)
NEW YORK | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed | case			2
NEW YORK | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount				$ 126,000,000
NEW YORK | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount	$ 126,000,000
FLORIDA | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed | case			2
MASSACHUSETTS | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed | case			1
CANADA | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Threatened Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | case			10