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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of any measurement period adjustment (as defined) realized during the reporting period to intangibles acquired in connection with a business combination for which the initial accounting was incomplete.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, including equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date and acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) and income tax credits.

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Acquisitions: Narrative (Details) £ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, £ in Billions, kr in Billions										1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 11, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 12, 2023 kr / shares	Nov. 11, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 segment	Sep. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2021 DKK (kr)	Sep. 15, 2021 GBP (£)	Aug. 09, 2021 USD ($)	May 06, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 11, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 17, 2023	Oct. 20, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2021 £ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other																		$ (1)
Proceeds from sale of holdings										$ 258
Payments to acquire Swedish Match AB noncontrolling interests (Note 3)															$ 883		$ 1,495	0
Goodwill (Note 5)											$ 19,655	$ 19,655			16,779		$ 19,655	$ 6,680
Goodwill															(2,570)
Research and Development Asset Acquired Other than through Business Combination, Writeoff, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]																		Marketing, administration and research costs 4 (Notes 3, 4, 5, 13, 18 & 20)
Number of operating segments \| segment				1
Additional Paid-in Capital
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other																		$ (1)
Sale (purchase) of subsidiary shares to/(from) noncontrolling interests (Note 2)										36
Total accumulated other comprehensive losses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sale (purchase) of subsidiary shares to/(from) noncontrolling interests (Note 2)										$ 179
Altria Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Commercial agreement, total cash consideration																					$ 2,700
Commercial agreement, initial payment																					1,000
Commercial agreement, remaining payment																			$ 1,700		$ 1,700
Commercial agreement, interest rate																					6.00%
OtiTopic Inc Asset Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, percentage of shares acquired								100.00%
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred								$ 38
Asset acquisition, contingent payment								13
Asset acquisition, future additional contingent payments								$ 25
Pre-tax charge associated with asset acquisition																		51
Noncontrolling Interest Purchase Philip Morris Tütün Mamulleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired (as a percent)				25.00%									25.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Purchase Philip Morris Pazarlama ve Satış A.Ş.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired (as a percent)				24.75%									24.75%
Noncontrolling interest purchase
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire Swedish Match AB noncontrolling interests (Note 3)													$ 223
Ownership percentage				100.00%									100.00%
Increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital from business combinations													$ 30
Other													$ 171
Swedish Match
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired (as a percent)			85.87%								94.81%	94.81%					94.81%			100.00%
Payments to acquire Swedish Match AB noncontrolling interests (Note 3)			$ 14,460
Other acquisitions, net of acquired cash (Note 3)			13,976												0		$ 13,976	0
Payments to acquire Swedish Match AB noncontrolling interests (Note 3)											$ 1,495				883
Final redemption price (in usd per share) \| kr / shares		kr 115.07
Business combination fair value adjustment to inventories												$ 125		$ 146	$ 18
Business combination fair value adjustment to debt																$ (107)
Net revenues											316
Net earnings attributable to PMI											(26)
Acquisition related costs																	59
Issuance of debt costs											$ 54	54					54
Capitalized at acquisition date			37
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 484		484													484
Goodwill (Note 5)	10,731		13,301													10,731
Other intangible assets	7,868		$ 4,512													7,868
Goodwill																(2,570)
Increase (decrease) in other intangible assets																$ 3,356
Swedish Match \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets	$ 1,067
Swedish Match \| Developed technology, including patents
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life	10 years
Finite-lived intangible assets	$ 113
Swedish Match \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trademark acquired	$ 3,133
Swedish Match \| Minimum \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life	20 years
Swedish Match \| Maximum \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life	30 years
PMI and Swedish Match
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred income taxes and tax credits																	430	$ 321
Preliminary purchase price allocation associated with business combinations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired (as a percent)									100.00%
Other acquisitions, net of acquired cash (Note 3)									$ 28
Contingent consideration									$ 10
Contingent payment target period									2 years
Payment for contingent consideration liability												$ 9
Fertin Pharma
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired (as a percent)					100.00%
Payments to acquire Swedish Match AB noncontrolling interests (Note 3)					$ 821
Net purchase price					821	kr 5.2
Cash and cash equivalents					24
Current assets					69
Noncurrent assets					228
Goodwill (Note 5)					378
Other intangible assets					245
Other current liabilities					44
Noncurrent liabilities					79
Fertin Pharma \| Cash Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net purchase price					580
Fertin Pharma \| Consideration For Payment To Settle Indebtedness
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net purchase price					$ 241
Fertin Pharma \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life					8 years	8 years	8 years
Fertin Pharma \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life					19 years	19 years	19 years
Vectura
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired (as a percent)					74.77%
Ownership percentage																		100.00%
Net purchase price					$ 1,384		£ 1.0
Cash and cash equivalents					136
Current assets					89
Noncurrent assets					67
Goodwill (Note 5)					780
Other intangible assets					486
Other current liabilities					100
Noncurrent liabilities					$ 74
Business acquisition, share price (in dollars per share) \| £ / shares																						£ 165
Goodwill																	190
Increase (decrease) in other intangible assets																	(233)
Decrease in deferred tax liabilities																	$ 43
Vectura \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life					3 years	3 years	3 years
Vectura \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life					13 years	13 years	13 years