Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

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

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,						For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014		2013
	(in millions)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation at beginning of period	$	3		$	—		$	34	$	6
Pre-tax charges for tobacco and health judgments	6			18			3		13
Pre-tax charges for judgment-related interest costs	2			4			1		3
Pre-tax charges related to implementation of corrective communications remedy pursuant to the federal government’s lawsuit	31			—			—		—
Payments	(4		)	(16		)	—		(16		)
Accrued liability for tobacco and health litigation at end of period	$	38		$	6		$	38	$	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 October 27, 2014, October 21, 2013 and October 25, 2012.

Type of Case	Number of Cases Pending as of October 27, 2014	Number of Cases Pending as of October 21, 2013	Number of Cases Pending as of October 25, 2012
Individual Smoking and Health Cases (1)	67	68	77
Smoking and Health Class Actions and Aggregated Claims Litigation (2)	5	6	7
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions (3)	1	1	1
“Lights/Ultra Lights” Class Actions	13	15	14