Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
NPM Adjustment to Cost Of Sales [Member] \| Smokeable Products [Member] \| Operating Income (Loss) [Member] \| PM USA [Member] \| NPM [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain (loss) related to litigation settlement	$ 77	$ 145

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118942415&loc=d3e14326-108349

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