Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 5,517	$ 5,528
Cost of sales	1,752	1,299
Excise taxes on products	1,509	1,555
Gross profit	2,256	2,674
Marketing, administration and research costs	520	522
Asset impairment and exit costs	2	0
Operating income (expense)	1,734	2,152
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	153	261
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(225)	(256)
Earnings before income taxes	1,806	2,147
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	631	762
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Net earnings	1,175	1,385
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,175	1,385
Net earnings	1,175	1,385
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	60	(28)	662
Comprehensive earnings	1,235	1,357
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,235	1,357
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Excise taxes on products	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs	39	46
Asset impairment and exit costs	0
Operating income (expense)	(39)	(46)
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	156	161
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(225)	(256)
Earnings before income taxes	30	49
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(23)	(9)
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	1,122	1,327
Net earnings	1,175	1,385
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,175	1,385
Net earnings	1,175	1,385
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	60	(28)
Comprehensive earnings	1,235	1,357
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	1,235	1,357
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	4,818	4,822
Cost of sales	1,541	1,099
Excise taxes on products	1,460	1,495
Gross profit	1,817	2,228
Marketing, administration and research costs	402	419
Asset impairment and exit costs	2
Operating income (expense)	1,413	1,809
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	(64)	0
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	1,477	1,809
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	547	667
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	53	44
Net earnings	983	1,186
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	983	1,186
Net earnings	983	1,186
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	2	8
Comprehensive earnings	985	1,194
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	985	1,194
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	703	711
Cost of sales	215	205
Excise taxes on products	49	60
Gross profit	439	446
Marketing, administration and research costs	79	57
Asset impairment and exit costs	0
Operating income (expense)	360	389
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	61	100
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	299	289
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	107	104
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Net earnings	192	185
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	192	185
Net earnings	192	185
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	22	59
Comprehensive earnings	214	244
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	214	244
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net revenues	(4)	(5)
Cost of sales	(4)	(5)
Excise taxes on products	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Marketing, administration and research costs	0	0
Asset impairment and exit costs	0
Operating income (expense)	0	0
Interest and other debt expense (income), net	0	0
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	0	0
Earnings before income taxes	0	0
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	0	0
Equity earnings of subsidiaries	(1,175)	(1,371)
Net earnings	(1,175)	(1,371)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(1,175)	(1,371)
Net earnings	(1,175)	(1,371)
Other comprehensive earnings, net of deferred income taxes	(24)	(67)
Comprehensive earnings	(1,199)	(1,438)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ (1,199)	$ (1,438)