Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

Segment data were as follows:

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,						For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Net revenues:
Smokeable products	$	16,428		$	16,448		$	5,859		$	5,802
Smokeless products	1,345			1,333			466			485
Wine	428			411			153			148
All other	63			194			13			118
Net revenues	$	18,264		$	18,386		$	6,491		$	6,553
Earnings before income taxes:
Operating companies income (loss):
Smokeable products	$	5,160		$	5,471		$	1,840		$	1,825
Smokeless products	804			769			280			277
Wine	81			73			31			28
All other	(143		)	185			(89		)	92
Amortization of intangibles	(15		)	(15		)	(5		)	(5		)
General corporate expenses	(174		)	(173		)	(53		)	(60		)
Changes to Mondelēz and PMI tax-related receivables/payables	(5		)	(25		)	(5		)	(25		)
Operating income	5,708			6,285			1,999			2,132
Interest and other debt expense, net	(596		)	(794		)	(213		)	(269		)
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	753			738			328			255
Earnings before income taxes	$	5,865		$	6,229		$	2,114		$	2,118

Schedule of NPM Adjustment [Table Text Block]

Non-Participating Manufacturer (“NPM”) Adjustment Items - For the nine and three months ended September 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 Nine Months Ended September 30,				For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Smokeable products segment	$	43	$	664	$	—	$	145
Interest and other debt expense, net	47		—		—		—
Total	$	90	$	664	$	—	$	145

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

Tobacco and Health Litigation Items - For the nine and three months ended September 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 Nine Months Ended September 30,				For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Smokeable products segment	$	22	$	18	$	3	$	13
General corporate expenses	15		—		—		—
Interest and other debt expense, net	2		4		1		3
Total	$	39	$	22	$	4	$	16