Asset Impairment, Exit And Implementation Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Asset Impairment, Exit And Implementation Costs [Abstract]

Pre-Tax Asset Impairment, Exit And Implementation Costs

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Asset Impairment and Exit Costs		Implementation (Gain) Costs			Total
			(in millions)
Smokeable products	$	7	$	(21	)	$	(14	)
Smokeless products		14		5			19
General corporate				(1	)		(1	)
Total	$	21	$	(17	)	$	4

Movement In The Severance Liability And Details Of Asset Impairment And Exit Costs

		00000000			00000000			00000000
	Severance			Other			Total
				(in millions)
Severance liability balance, December 31, 2011	$	156		$	—		$	156
Charges					21			21
Cash spent		(25	)		(10	)		(35	)
Other					(11	)		(11	)
Severance liability balance, March 31, 2012	$	131		$	—		$	131