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Debt (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		$ 0		$ 0			$ 12,704,000,000
Debt issuance costs							96,000,000
Repayment of short-term borrowings				12,800,000,000	$ 0
Accrued interest on short-term borrowings							15,000,000
Long-term debt repaid				1,144,000,000	0
Long-term debt issued				16,265,000,000	$ 0
Accrued interest on long-term debt		241,000,000		241,000,000			207,000,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		27,900,000,000		27,900,000,000			13,000,000,000.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		30,300,000,000		$ 30,300,000,000			12,500,000,000
Term Loan Agreement, JUUL and Cronos [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 12,800,000,000
Repayment of short-term borrowings	$ 12,800,000,000
Pre-tax acquisition-related costs			$ 96,000,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt repaid		$ 1,144,000,000
Redemption price, percentage				101.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| USD Denominated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	11,500,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Euro Denominated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| €						€ 4,250,000,000
Long-term debt issued	4,800,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| USD Denominated Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	3.49%					3.49%
Senior Notes [Member] \| USD Denominated Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	3.80%					3.80%
Senior Notes [Member] \| USD Denominated Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 1,500,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.40%					4.40%
Senior Notes [Member] \| USD Denominated Notes Due 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 3,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	4.80%					4.80%
Senior Notes [Member] \| USD Denominated Notes Due 2039 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 2,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	5.80%					5.80%
Senior Notes [Member] \| USD Denominated Notes Due 2049 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 2,500,000,000
Stated interest rate	5.95%					5.95%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate	6.20%					6.20%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Euro Denominated Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| €						€ 1,250,000,000
Stated interest rate	1.00%					1.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Euro Denominated Notes Due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| €						€ 750,000,000
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Face amount \| €						€ 1,000,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	2.20%					2.20%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| €						€ 1,250,000,000
Stated interest rate	3.125%					3.125%