Contingencies (Schedule of Pending Cases) (Details)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2019 case	Mar. 31, 2018 case	Dec. 31, 2017 case trial plantiff	Jul. 23, 2018 case	Jul. 24, 2017 case
Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				97	90
ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims dismissed		923
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				3	4
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | West Virginia [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases			30
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff			30
Number of consolidated trials | trial			6
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | West Virginia [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases			9
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				1	1
Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending				3	4
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	90
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Massachusetts [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	27
Subsequent Event [Member] | Individual Smoking and Health Cases [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	38
Subsequent Event [Member] | ETS Smoking and Health Case, Flight Attendants [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases	1,486
Subsequent Event [Member] | Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	2
Subsequent Event [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	1
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lights Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending	2