Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 759	$ 441
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(60)	(41)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash	(93)	0
Proceeds from finance assets	189	274
Other	66	6
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	102	239
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued	0	996
Long-term debt repaid	(525)	0
Repurchases of common stock	(404)	(226)
Dividends paid on common stock	(1,912)	(1,769)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	0	(8)
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	(2)	(2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,843)	(1,009)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(1,982)	(329)
Balance at beginning of period	3,175	2,900
Balance at end of period	1,193	2,571
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,121	2,144
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		996
Long-term debt repaid	(525)
Repurchases of common stock	(404)	(226)
Dividends paid on common stock	(1,912)	(1,769)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(1,248)	(1,463)
Financing fees and debt issuance costs		(8)
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,089)	(2,470)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(1,968)	(326)
Balance at beginning of period	3,114	2,862
Balance at end of period	1,146	2,536
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	846	1,053
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(21)	(9)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	70	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	49	(9)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		0
Long-term debt repaid	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	1,042	1,443
Financing fees and debt issuance costs		0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(1,938)	(2,486)
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(896)	(1,043)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(1)	1
Balance at beginning of period	1	0
Balance at end of period	0	1
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	223	(80)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(39)	(32)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash	(93)
Proceeds from finance assets	189	274
Other	(4)	6
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	53	248
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		0
Long-term debt repaid	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	206	20
Financing fees and debt issuance costs		0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(493)	(190)
Other	(2)	(2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(289)	(172)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(13)	(4)
Balance at beginning of period	60	38
Balance at end of period	47	34
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	(2,431)	(2,676)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash	0
Proceeds from finance assets	0	0
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued		0
Long-term debt repaid	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	0	0
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Financing fees and debt issuance costs		0
Cash dividends paid to parent	2,431	2,676
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	2,431	2,676
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	0	0
Balance at beginning of period	0	0
Balance at end of period	$ 0	$ 0