Contingencies (Overview of Altria and/or PM USA Tobacco-Related Litigation Narrative) (Details)		274 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2021 claim case	Oct. 25, 2021 case claim	Oct. 27, 2020 claim	Oct. 28, 2019 claim	Jan. 31, 2008 claim
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim			1	1
Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim					9,300
Subsequent Event [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim	1	1
Subsequent Event [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim	3	3
Subsequent Event [Member] | Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim	1	1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim	10	10
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases set for trial	0	0
Number of verdicts returned	137
Number of favorable verdicts	54
Number of unfavorable verdicts	76
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of verdicts returned		69
Number of favorable verdicts		44
Number of unfavorable verdicts		25
Number of claims resolved		20
Number of verdicts reversed		2
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Alaska [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | California [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		7
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Connecticut [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Florida [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		10
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Louisiana [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Massachusetts [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		4
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Mississippi [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Missouri [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		4
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | New Hampshire [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | New Jersey [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | New York [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		5
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Ohio [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		2
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Pennsylvania [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Rhode Island [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		1
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | Tennessee [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		2
Subsequent Event [Member] | PM USA [Member] | Non Engle Progeny Cases [Member] | West Virginia [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of favorable verdicts		2
Subsequent Event [Member] | Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim	8	8
Subsequent Event [Member] | Philip Morris USA and Altria Group [Member] | Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member] | Canada [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases pending | claim	7	7