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Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Amount To Be Deposited Into Trust

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Contingencies: (Tobacco-Related Litigation) (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2019 CAD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	May 27, 2015 CAD ($) manufacturer plaintiff	May 27, 2015 USD ($) manufacturer plaintiff	Jun. 20, 2012 cigarette	Jul. 10, 2009 cigarette	Oct. 30, 2015 CAD ($)	Oct. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 litigationCase
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases decided in favor of PM										544
Number of cases decided in favor of plaintiff										15
Cases Remaining On Appeal
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases on appeal										5
Case Decided In Favor Of Plaintiff
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases that reached final resolution in favor of PM										10
Canada \| Conseil Quebecois Sur Le Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional manufacturers found liable \| manufacturer			2	2
Court-estimated number of members in class \| plaintiff			99,957	99,957
Canada \| Conseil Quebecois Sur Le Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais \| Judicial Ruling \| Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Rothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc., And JTI Macdonald Corp. \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded			$ 15,500,000	$ 11,500,000
Punitive damages awarded			90	67
Damages awarded, reduced amount	$ 13,500,000	$ 10,000,000
Canada \| Conseil Quebecois Sur Le Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais \| Judicial Ruling \| RBH \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded	$ 2,700,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 3,100,000	$ 2,300,000
Damages allocated to subsidiary (percent)	20.00%	20.00%	20.00%	20.00%
Punitive damages awarded			$ 30	$ 22
Canada \| Cecilia Letourneau & Conseil Quebecois Sur La Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais Cases \| Judicial Ruling \| Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Rothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc., And JTI Macdonald Corp. \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages awarded that are to be deposited into trust	$ 1,100,000	$ 813,000
Payment period for amount to be deposited into trust	60 days	60 days
Canada \| Cecilia Letourneau & Conseil Quebecois Sur La Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais Cases \| Appellate Ruling \| RBH \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of security ordered to be furnished and paid							$ 226,000	$ 167,000
Amount of security ordered, funded by defendant	$ 257,000	$ 194,000
Amount of litigation charge \| $									$ 194,000
Amount of litigation charge net of tax \| $									$ 142,000
Canada \| Cecilia Letourneau & Conseil Quebecois Sur La Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais Cases \| Appellate Ruling \| Imperial Tobacco Ltd. \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Motion for security ordered by appeals court							$ 758,000	$ 561,000
Canada \| Cecilia Letourneau \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional manufacturers found liable \| manufacturer			2	2
Court-estimated number of members in class \| plaintiff			918,000	918,000
Canada \| Cecilia Letourneau \| Judicial Ruling \| Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Rothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc., And JTI Macdonald Corp. \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded			$ 131,000	$ 97,000
Canada \| Cecilia Letourneau \| Judicial Ruling \| RBH \| Smoking and Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded			$ 46,000	$ 34,000
Punitive damages awarded including interest	$ 57,000	$ 42,000
Canada \| Adams \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiff requirement, minimum number of cigarettes smoked \| cigarette						25,000
Canada \| Suzanne Jacklin \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Plaintiff requirement, minimum number of cigarettes smoked \| cigarette					25,000