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Contingencies: (Verdicts and Post-Trial Developments) (Details) - Judicial Ruling ₺ in Thousands	Jun. 23, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2023 TRY (₺)	Dec. 16, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2021 ARS ($)	Jul. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2021 ARS ($)	Jun. 17, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2021 ARS ($)	Mar. 01, 2019 CAD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2016 ARS ($)	May 27, 2015 CAD ($)	May 27, 2015 USD ($)
Canada \| Smoking and Health Class Actions \| Conseil Quebecois Sur Le Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais \| Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Rothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc., And JTI Macdonald Corp.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded													$ 15,500,000,000	$ 11,500,000,000
Punitive damages awarded													90,000	67,000
Awarded compensatory damages that are to be deposited into trust													1,000,000,000	740,000,000
Canada \| Smoking and Health Class Actions \| Conseil Quebecois Sur Le Tabac Et La Sante and Jean-Yves Blais \| RBH
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded									$ 2,700,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000			$ 3,100,000,000	$ 2,300,000,000
Damages allocated to subsidiary (percent)									20.00%	20.00%			20.00%	20.00%
Punitive damages awarded													$ 30,000	$ 22,000
Awarded compensatory damages that are to be deposited into trust													$ 200,000,000	$ 148,000,000
Payment period for compensatory damages to be deposited into trust													60 days	60 days
Canada \| Smoking and Health Class Actions \| Cecilia Letourneau \| Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Rothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc., And JTI Macdonald Corp.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded													$ 131,000,000	$ 97,000,000
Canada \| Smoking and Health Class Actions \| Cecilia Letourneau \| RBH
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded													$ 46,000,000	$ 34,000,000
Payment period for awarded punitive damages to be deposited into trust													60 days	60 days
Argentina \| Smoking And Health Individual Actions \| Hugo Lespada
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded											$ 133	$ 110,000
Argentina \| Smoking And Health Individual Actions \| Claudia Milano
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded							$ 181	$ 150,000
Punitive damages awarded							$ 4,825	$ 4,000,000
Damages awarded that are to be deposited into trust					$ 7,375	$ 6,114,428
Damages returned to subsidiary			$ 1,078	$ 893,428
Turkey \| Smoking And Health Individual Actions \| Senem Yilmazel
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded	$ 327	₺ 10