Asset Impairment, Exit, Implementation and Integration Costs (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Asset impairment and exit costs	$ 1,000,000	$ 20,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Integration costs		4,000,000		13,000,000
Implementation costs		25,000,000	0	49,000,000
Cigarettes [Member]
Asset impairment and exit costs	1,000,000		3,000,000
Smokeless Products [Member]
Integration costs	2,000,000		2,000,000
Manufacturing Optimization Program [Member]
Total pre-tax charges expected to be incurred			800,000,000
Employee separation costs			325,000,000
Charges inception to date			827,000,000
Manufacturing Optimization Program [Member] | Accelerated Depreciation [Member]
Accelerated depreciation			275,000,000
Manufacturing Optimization Program [Member] | Other Charges [Member]
Other charges			$ 200,000,000