Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 3,060	$ 2,859
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(116)	(90)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash	(93)	0
Proceeds from finance assets	190	559
Other	79	16
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	60	485
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Long-term debt issued	0	996
Long-term debt repaid	(525)	0
Repurchases of common stock	(679)	(382)
Dividends paid on common stock	(2,864)	(2,652)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	(1)	(12)
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	15	17
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,054)	(2,033)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(934)	1,311
Balance at beginning of period	3,175	2,900
Balance at end of period	2,241	4,211
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,270	3,349
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	(679)	(382)
Dividends paid on common stock	(2,864)	(2,652)
Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(130)	(11)
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	(1)	(12)
Cash dividends paid to parent	0	0
Other	18	19
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,181)	(2,042)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(911)	1,307
Balance at beginning of period	3,114	2,862
Balance at end of period	2,203	4,169
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,839	2,948
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(33)	(18)
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	37	(18)
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	56	517
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(2,933)	(3,447)
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,877)	(2,930)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(1)	0
Balance at beginning of period	1	0
Balance at end of period	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	455	270
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(83)	(72)
Acquisition of Green Smoke, net of acquired cash	(93)
Proceeds from finance assets	190	559
Other	9	16
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	23	503
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	74	(506)
Financing fees and debt issuance costs	0	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	(571)	(261)
Other	(3)	(2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(500)	(769)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	(22)	4
Balance at beginning of period	60	38
Balance at end of period	38	42
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	(3,504)	(3,708)
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	0
Cash dividends paid to parent	3,504	3,708
Other	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	3,504	3,708
Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase (decrease)	0	0
Balance at beginning of period	0	0
Balance at end of period	$ 0	$ 0