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Contingencies: (Tobacco and/or Nicotine-Related Litigation) (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands									1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 17, 2024 CAD ($)	Oct. 17, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019 CAD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	May 27, 2015 CAD ($) member manufacturer	May 27, 2015 USD ($) member manufacturer	Jun. 20, 2012 cigarette	Jul. 10, 2009 cigarette	Oct. 30, 2015 CAD ($)	Oct. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 17, 2024 USD ($)
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. , Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited, JTI Macdonald Corp.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Global settlement amount	$ 32,500,000	$ 22,300,000
Working capital withheld	$ 750,000											$ 514,000
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 \| member					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	$ 10,600,000
Punitive damages awarded					90	62
Damages awarded, reduced amount			$ 13,500,000	$ 9,300,000
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	$ 1,900,000	$ 3,100,000	$ 2,100,000
Damages allocated to subsidiary (percent)			20.00%	20.00%	20.00%	20.00%
Punitive damages awarded					$ 30	$ 21
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	$ 754,000
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]
Motion for security ordered by appeals court, paid by defendant									$ 226,000	$ 155,000
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	$ 520,000
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 \| member					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	$ 90,000
Canada \| Cecilia Letourneau \| Judicial Ruling \| RBH \| Smoking And Health Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages awarded					$ 46,000	$ 32,000
Punitive damages awarded including interest			$ 57,000	$ 39,000
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