Contingencies (Scott Class Action) (Details) (Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Louisiana/Scott [Member]
Compensatory damages jury award total excluding interest		$ 590,000,000
Loss contingency, period of occurrence		May 2004
Court Of Appeals reduced award date		April 2010
Court of Appeals reduced award amount		241,000,000
Share of judgment paid	$ 70,000,000