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Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Fair Value, Percentage

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Equity Method Investment, Impairment

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Equity Method Investment, Number of Shares Eligible For Purchase

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[Line Items] for Investments [Table]

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the equity method.

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Amount of impairment loss on investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Investments in Equity Securities (Investment in Cronos Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment						$ 11,200
Impairment of JUUL equity securities		$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,600
Cronos [Member]
Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage (approximately)		41.10%	41.80%
Equity method investment, number of shares owned, common (in shares) \| shares		156.6
Equity method investments	$ 437		$ 617
Fair value of investment	$ 437		$ 617
Equity method investment, difference between carrying amount and fair value, percentage	(20.00%)	6.00%	(25.00%)
Equity method investment, difference between carrying amount and fair value		$ 22
Equity method investment, impairment	$ 107		$ 205
Equity Contract, Preemptive Rights [Member] \| Cronos [Member]
Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, price per share if exercised \| $ / shares					$ 16.25
Equity method investment, number of shares eligible for purchase \| shares		7.0
Equity Contract, Warrant [Member] \| Cronos [Member]
Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, price per share if exercised \| $ / shares					$ 19.00
Equity method investment, percentage of shares eligible for purchase		10.00%