Contingencies (Smoking and Health Litigation - Engle Class Action, Engle Progeny Appellate Issues, Florida Bond Statute Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2019 USD ($) case plantiff	Jun. 30, 2009 USD ($) case	Jul. 31, 2006	Dec. 31, 2015 case	Jul. 31, 2000 USD ($)
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
Period for members of decertified class to file individual actions against defendants			1 year
Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of verdicts returned	126
Number of unfavorable verdicts	69
Unfavorable verdicts pending/reversed	7
Number of favorable verdicts	47
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	2,100
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff	3,000
Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts	39
Engle Progeny Cases, D Cohen, Collar, Chacon [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Verdict reversed, number	3
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims resolved				415
Engle Progeny Cases, Federal [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	7
Engle Progeny Cases, Reider and Banks [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded, value | $	$ 0
Engle Progeny Cases, Weingart and Hancock [Member] | Philip Morris USA [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded, value | $	$ 0
Florida [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum bond required by all defendants | $		$ 200,000,000
Alachua County, Florida [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases in which plaintiffs that challenged constitutionality of bond cap statute		3
Escambia County, Florida [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases, State [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases in which plaintiffs that challenged constitutionality of bond cap statute		1