Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Segment data were as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,						For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Net revenues:
Smokeable products	$	10,569		$	10,646		$	5,611		$	5,678
Smokeless products	879			848			464			458
Wine	275			263			146			137
All other	50			76			35			32
Net revenues	$	11,773		$	11,833		$	6,256		$	6,305
Earnings before income taxes:
Operating companies income:
Smokeable products	$	3,320		$	3,646		$	1,789		$	1,726
Smokeless products	524			492			285			270
Wine	50			45			28			25
All other	(54		)	93			(53		)	43
Amortization of intangibles	(10		)	(10		)	(5		)	(5		)
General corporate expenses	(121		)	(113		)	(69		)	(58		)
Operating income	3,709			4,153			1,975			2,001
Interest and other debt expense, net	(383		)	(525		)	(230		)	(264		)
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	425			483			200			227
Earnings before income taxes	$	3,751		$	4,111		$	1,945		$	1,964

Schedule of NPM Adjustment [Table Text Block]

Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - For the six and three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, pre-tax income for NPM adjustment items was recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,				For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
	(in millions)
Smokeable products segment	$	43	$	519	$	43		$	36
Interest and other debt expense, net	47		—		(17		)	—
Total	$	90	$	519	$	26		$	36

Schedule of Pre-tax Tobacco and Health Litigation Charges [Table Text Block]

Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - For the six and three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, pre-tax charges related to certain tobacco and health litigation items were recorded in Altria Group, Inc.’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings as follows:

	For the Six Months Ended June 30,				For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Smokeable products segment	$	19	$	5	$	16	$	—
General corporate expenses	15		—		15		—
Interest and other debt expense, net	1		1		—		—
Total	$	35	$	6	$	31	$	—