Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] New York Blue Cross Blue Shield [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member] State Settlements Agreements [Member]
Loss contingency, period of occurrence					March 1999	November 1998
Verdict against defendants total damages reversed					$ 17,800,000
Amount of verdict against PM USA reversed					6,800,000
Date all claims dismissed					February 2005
State Settlement Agreements annual payments						9,400,000,000
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap						500,000,000
Aggregate amount recorded in cost of sales related to State Settlement Agreements and FETRA	$ 1,300,000,000	$ 2,400,000,000	$ 1,200,000,000	$ 2,400,000,000