Segment Reporting (Segment Data Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 6,083	$ 6,066
Operating income	2,247	1,977
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	(4)	(120)
Interest and other debt expense, net	(179)	(200)
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev/SABMiller	23	66
Nonmonetary Transaction, Gain (Loss) on Transfer, Derivative Instruments, and Divestitures	0	40
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination	0	40
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and equity earnings of subsidiaries	2,091	1,883
Smokeable Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	5,458	5,422
Smokeless Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	466	479
Wine [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	140	145
All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	19	20
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeable Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	2,041	1,751
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	(1)	(97)
Operating Segments [Member] | Smokeless Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	249	280
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	(3)	(13)
Operating Segments [Member] | Wine [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	21	28
Operating Segments [Member] | All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	(13)	(21)
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	0	(5)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Amortization of intangibles	(5)	(5)
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	0	(5)
General corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General corporate expenses	(46)	(51)
Corporate asset impairment and exit costs	$ 0	$ (5)