Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

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The changes in Altria Group, Inc.’s accrued liability for tobacco and health judgments, including related interest costs, for the periods specified below were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
	(in millions)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health judgments at beginning of period	$	3	$	—
Pre-tax charges for tobacco and health judgments	3		5
Pre-tax charges for related interest costs	1		1
Payments	—		—
Accrued liability for tobacco and health judgments at end of period	$	7	$	6

Pending Litigation [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

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The table below lists the number of certain tobacco-related cases pending in the United States against PM USA and, in some instances, Altria Group, Inc. as of April 21, 2014, April 22, 2013 and April 23, 2012.

Type of Case	Number of Cases Pending as of April 21, 2014	Number of Cases Pending as of April 22, 2013	Number of Cases Pending as of April 23, 2012
Individual Smoking and Health Cases (1)	70	71	79
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (2)	6	6	7
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (3)	1	1	1
“Lights/Ultra Lights” Class Actions	15	15	17