(Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,175	$ 2,900	$ 3,270	$ 2,314
Receivables	115	193
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	933	876
Other raw materials	180	173
Work in process	394	349
Finished product	372	348
Inventory, net	1,879	1,746
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income taxes	1,100	1,216
Other current assets	321	260
Total current assets	6,590	6,315
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,817	4,750
Less accumulated depreciation	2,789	2,648
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,028	2,102
Goodwill	5,174	5,174
Other intangible assets, net	12,058	12,078
Investment in SABMiller	6,455	6,637
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	1,997	2,581
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	557	442
Total Assets	34,859	35,329
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	525	1,459
Accounts payable	409	451
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	512	568
Employment costs	255	184
Settlement charges	3,391	3,616
Other	1,007	1,093
Dividends payable	959	888
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Total current liabilities	7,058	8,259
Long-term debt	13,992	12,419
Deferred income taxes	6,854	6,652
Accrued pension costs	212	1,735
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,155	2,504
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	435	556
Total liabilities	30,706	32,125
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	35	34
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,714	5,688
Earnings reinvested in the business	25,168	24,316
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,378)	(2,040)	(1,887)	(1,484)
Cost of repurchased stock	(26,320)	(25,731)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	4,119	3,168
Noncontrolling interests	(1)	2
Total stockholders' equity	4,118	3,170	3,683	5,195
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	34,859	35,329
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	3,114	2,862	3,245	2,298
Receivables	0	101
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	590	834
Deferred income taxes	2	0
Other current assets	109	0
Total current assets	3,815	3,797
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2	2
Less accumulated depreciation	2	2
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in SABMiller	6,455	6,637
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	11,227	9,521
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,500
Other assets	157	136
Total Assets	26,444	24,591
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	525	1,459
Accounts payable	26	4
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	94	27
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	302	469
Dividends payable	959	888
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,487	3,965
Total current liabilities	6,393	6,812
Long-term debt	13,692	12,120
Deferred income taxes	1,867	2,034
Accrued pension costs	197	235
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	176	222
Total liabilities	22,325	21,423
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,714	5,688
Earnings reinvested in the business	25,168	24,316
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,378)	(2,040)
Cost of repurchased stock	(26,320)	(25,731)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	4,119	3,168
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	4,119	3,168
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	26,444	24,591
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1	0	0	0
Receivables	11	7
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	564	512
Other raw materials	121	127
Work in process	3	3
Finished product	141	117
Inventory, net	829	759
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	3,253	3,424
Deferred income taxes	1,133	1,246
Other current assets	125	193
Total current assets	5,352	5,629
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	3,269	3,253
Less accumulated depreciation	2,168	2,073
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,101	1,180
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	2	2
Investment in SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	2,988	3,018
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	455	530
Total Assets	9,898	10,359
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	106	155
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	464	526
Employment costs	10	10
Settlement charges	3,386	3,610
Other	531	506
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	473	409
Total current liabilities	4,970	5,216
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	1,437	1,759
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	130	178
Total liabilities	6,537	7,153
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,310	3,321
Earnings reinvested in the business	282	314
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(231)	(429)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	3,361	3,206
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	3,361	3,206
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	9,898	10,359
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	60	38	25	16
Receivables	104	85
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	369	364
Other raw materials	59	46
Work in process	391	346
Finished product	231	231
Inventory, net	1,050	987
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	1,706	1,171
Deferred income taxes	26	16
Other current assets	105	175
Total current assets	3,051	2,472
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,546	1,495
Less accumulated depreciation	619	573
Property, plant and equipment, net	927	922
Goodwill	5,174	5,174
Other intangible assets, net	12,056	12,076
Investment in SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	1,997	2,581
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	218	141
Total Assets	23,423	23,366
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	277	292
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	48	42
Employment costs	151	147
Settlement charges	5	6
Other	253	272
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	589	1,055
Total current liabilities	1,323	1,814
Long-term debt	300	299
Deferred income taxes	5,260	4,983
Accrued pension costs	15	1,500
Accrued postretirement health care costs	718	745
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,500
Other liabilities	129	156
Total liabilities	12,535	13,997
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	35	34
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	9	9
Additional paid-in capital	10,328	10,272
Earnings reinvested in the business	1,498	943
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(981)	(1,891)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	10,854	9,333
Noncontrolling interests	(1)	2
Total stockholders' equity	10,853	9,335
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	23,423	23,366
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(5,549)	(5,429)
Deferred income taxes	(61)	(46)
Other current assets	(18)	(108)
Total current assets	(5,628)	(5,583)
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	(14,215)	(12,539)
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,500)
Other assets	(273)	(365)
Total Assets	(24,906)	(22,987)
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	0	0
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	(79)	(154)
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(5,549)	(5,429)
Total current liabilities	(5,628)	(5,583)
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(273)	(365)
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,500)
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(10,691)	(10,448)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	(9)	(9)
Additional paid-in capital	(13,638)	(13,593)
Earnings reinvested in the business	(1,780)	(1,257)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	1,212	2,320
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(14,215)	(12,539)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	(14,215)	(12,539)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ (24,906)	$ (22,987)