Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 6,080	$ 6,553	$ 6,305	$ 5,528	$ 6,242	$ 6,242	$ 6,487	$ 5,647	$ 24,466	$ 24,618	$ 23,800
Cost of sales									7,206	7,937	7,680
Excise taxes on products									6,803	7,118	7,181
Gross profit	2,408	2,821	2,554	2,674	2,383	2,484	2,494	2,202	10,457	9,563	8,939
Marketing, administration and research costs									2,320	2,281	2,643
Changes to Mondelēz & PMI tax-related receivables/payables									22	(52)	(14)
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs									11	61	222
Amortization of intangibles									20	20	20
Operating income									8,084	7,253	6,068
Interest and other debt expense (income), net									1,049	1,126	1,216
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	1,084	0	0	0	0	874	0	0	1,084	874	0
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller									(991)	(1,224)	(730)
Earnings before income taxes									6,942	6,477	5,582
(Benefit) provision for income taxes									2,407	2,294	2,189
Equity earnings of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net earnings	488	1,396	1,266	1,385	1,105	657	1,226	1,195	4,535	4,183	3,393
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests					(2)	0	(1)	0	0	(3)	(3)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	488	1,396	1,266	1,385	1,103	657	1,225	1,195	4,535	4,180	3,390
Net earnings	488	1,396	1,266	1,385	1,105	657	1,226	1,195	4,535	4,183	3,393
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes									662	(153)	(403)
Comprehensive earnings									5,197	4,030	2,990
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	(3)	(3)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									5,197	4,027	2,987
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues									0	0	0
Cost of sales									0	0	0
Excise taxes on products									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs									223	210	186
Changes to Mondelēz & PMI tax-related receivables/payables									25	(52)	(14)
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs									0	1	8
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Operating income									(248)	(159)	(180)
Interest and other debt expense (income), net									643	705	698
Loss on early extinguishment of debt									1,084	874
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller									(991)	(1,224)	(730)
Earnings before income taxes									(984)	(514)	(148)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes									(488)	(196)	(199)
Equity earnings of subsidiaries									5,031	4,498	3,339
Net earnings									4,535	4,180	3,390
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									4,535	4,180	3,390
Net earnings									4,535	4,180	3,390
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes									662	(153)	(403)
Comprehensive earnings									5,197	4,027	2,987
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									5,197	4,027	2,987
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues									21,231	21,531	21,330
Cost of sales									6,281	7,067	6,883
Excise taxes on products									6,553	6,831	6,846
Gross profit									8,397	7,633	7,601
Marketing, administration and research costs									1,837	1,867	2,164
Changes to Mondelēz & PMI tax-related receivables/payables									(3)	0	0
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs									3	59	200
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Operating income									6,560	5,707	5,237
Interest and other debt expense (income), net									2	(3)	61
Loss on early extinguishment of debt									0	0
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller									0	0	0
Earnings before income taxes									6,558	5,710	5,176
(Benefit) provision for income taxes									2,406	2,100	1,930
Equity earnings of subsidiaries									216	218	153
Net earnings									4,368	3,828	3,399
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									4,368	3,828	3,399
Net earnings									4,368	3,828	3,399
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes									198	(117)	(36)
Comprehensive earnings									4,566	3,711	3,363
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									4,566	3,711	3,363
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues									3,269	3,110	2,496
Cost of sales									959	893	823
Excise taxes on products									250	287	335
Gross profit									2,060	1,930	1,338
Marketing, administration and research costs									260	204	293
Changes to Mondelēz & PMI tax-related receivables/payables									0	0	0
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs									8	1	14
Amortization of intangibles									20	20	20
Operating income									1,772	1,705	1,011
Interest and other debt expense (income), net									404	424	457
Loss on early extinguishment of debt									0	0
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller									0	0	0
Earnings before income taxes									1,368	1,281	554
(Benefit) provision for income taxes									489	390	458
Equity earnings of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net earnings									879	891	96
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	(3)	(3)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									879	888	93
Net earnings									879	891	96
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes									910	(242)	(209)
Comprehensive earnings									1,789	649	(113)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	(3)	(3)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									1,789	646	(116)
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues									(34)	(23)	(26)
Cost of sales									(34)	(23)	(26)
Excise taxes on products									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs									0	0	0
Changes to Mondelēz & PMI tax-related receivables/payables									0	0	0
Asset Impairment and Exit Costs									0	0	0
Amortization of intangibles									0	0	0
Operating income									0	0	0
Interest and other debt expense (income), net									0	0	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt									0	0
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller									0	0	0
Earnings before income taxes									0	0	0
(Benefit) provision for income taxes									0	0	0
Equity earnings of subsidiaries									(5,247)	(4,716)	(3,492)
Net earnings									(5,247)	(4,716)	(3,492)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									(5,247)	(4,716)	(3,492)
Net earnings									(5,247)	(4,716)	(3,492)
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of deferred income taxes									(1,108)	359	245
Comprehensive earnings									(6,355)	(4,357)	(3,247)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.									$ (6,355)	$ (4,357)	$ (3,247)