Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 6,491	$ 6,553	$ 18,264	$ 18,386
Cost of sales	2,079	1,939	5,799	5,210
Excise taxes on products	1,738	1,793	4,932	5,127
Gross profit	2,674	2,821	7,533	8,049
Marketing, administration and research costs	663	664	1,821	1,738
Changes to Mondelēz and PMI tax-related receivables/payables	5	25	5	25
Asset impairment and exit costs	7	0	(1)	1
Operating income (expense)	1,999	2,132	5,708	6,285
Interest and other debt expense, net	213	269	596	794
Earnings from equity investment in SABMiller	(328)	(255)	(753)	(738)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	2,114	2,118	5,865	6,229
Provision for income taxes	717	722	2,031	2,182
Net earnings	1,397	1,396	3,834	4,047
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 1,397	$ 1,396	$ 3,834	$ 4,047
Per share data:
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.71	$ 0.70	$ 1.93	$ 2.02
Dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.48	$ 1.48	$ 1.36