(Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,321	$ 3,175	$ 2,900	$ 3,270
Receivables	124	115
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	991	933
Other raw materials	200	180
Work in process	429	394
Finished product	420	372
Inventory, net	2,040	1,879
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income taxes	1,143	1,100
Other current assets	250	321
Total current assets	6,878	6,590
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,755	4,817
Less accumulated depreciation	2,772	2,789
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,983	2,028
Goodwill	5,285	5,174
Other intangible assets, net	12,049	12,058
Investment in SABMiller	6,183	6,455
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	1,614	1,997
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	483	557
Total Assets	34,475	34,859
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	1,000	525
Accounts payable	416	409
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	618	512
Employment costs	186	255
Settlement charges	3,500	3,391
Other	925	1,007
Dividends payable	1,028	959
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Total current liabilities	7,673	7,058
Long-term debt	13,693	13,992
Deferred income taxes	6,088	6,854
Accrued pension costs	1,012	212
Accrued postretirement health care costs	2,461	2,155
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	503	435
Total liabilities	31,430	30,706
Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	35	35
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,735	5,714
Earnings reinvested in the business	26,277	25,168
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,682)	(1,378)	(2,040)	(1,887)
Cost of repurchased stock	(27,251)	(26,320)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	3,014	4,119
Noncontrolling interests	(4)	(1)
Total stockholders' equity	3,010	4,118	3,170	3,683
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	34,475	34,859
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Altria Group, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	3,281	3,114	2,862	3,245
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	568	590
Deferred income taxes	0	2
Other current assets	54	109
Total current assets	3,903	3,815
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	2
Less accumulated depreciation	0	2
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in SABMiller	6,183	6,455
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	10,665	11,227
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,790
Other assets	148	157
Total Assets	25,689	26,444
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	1,000	525
Accounts payable	18	26
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	18	94
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	321	302
Dividends payable	1,028	959
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,414	4,487
Total current liabilities	6,799	6,393
Long-term debt	13,693	13,692
Deferred income taxes	1,754	1,867
Accrued pension costs	233	197
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	196	176
Total liabilities	22,675	22,325
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	935	935
Additional paid-in capital	5,735	5,714
Earnings reinvested in the business	26,277	25,168
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(2,682)	(1,378)
Cost of repurchased stock	(27,251)	(26,320)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	3,014	4,119
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	3,014	4,119
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	25,689	26,444
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | PM USA [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	3	1	0	0
Receivables	6	11
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	616	564
Other raw materials	132	121
Work in process	4	3
Finished product	134	141
Inventory, net	886	829
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	3,535	3,253
Deferred income taxes	1,190	1,133
Other current assets	101	125
Total current assets	5,721	5,352
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	3,112	3,269
Less accumulated depreciation	2,091	2,168
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,021	1,101
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	2	2
Investment in SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	2,775	2,988
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	541	455
Total Assets	10,060	9,898
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	118	106
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	505	464
Employment costs	10	10
Settlement charges	3,495	3,386
Other	400	531
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	402	473
Total current liabilities	4,930	4,970
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	1,608	1,437
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other liabilities	151	130
Total liabilities	6,689	6,537
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,310	3,310
Earnings reinvested in the business	402	282
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(341)	(231)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	3,371	3,361
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	3,371	3,361
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	10,060	9,898
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	37	60	38	25
Receivables	118	104
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	375	369
Other raw materials	68	59
Work in process	425	391
Finished product	286	231
Inventory, net	1,154	1,050
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	1,279	1,706
Deferred income taxes	9	26
Other current assets	122	105
Total current assets	2,719	3,051
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,643	1,546
Less accumulated depreciation	681	619
Property, plant and equipment, net	962	927
Goodwill	5,285	5,174
Other intangible assets, net	12,047	12,056
Investment in SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Finance assets, net	1,614	1,997
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	121	218
Total Assets	22,748	23,423
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	280	277
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	113	48
Employment costs	158	151
Settlement charges	5	5
Other	287	253
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	566	589
Total current liabilities	1,409	1,323
Long-term debt	0	300
Deferred income taxes	4,661	5,260
Accrued pension costs	779	15
Accrued postretirement health care costs	853	718
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	4,790	4,790
Other liabilities	156	129
Total liabilities	12,648	12,535
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	35	35
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	9	9
Additional paid-in capital	10,688	10,328
Earnings reinvested in the business	995	1,498
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(1,623)	(981)
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	10,069	10,854
Noncontrolling interests	(4)	(1)
Total stockholders' equity	10,065	10,853
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	22,748	23,423
Total Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables	0	0
Inventories:
Leaf tobacco	0	0
Other raw materials	0	0
Work in process	0	0
Finished product	0	0
Inventory, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(5,382)	(5,549)
Deferred income taxes	(56)	(61)
Other current assets	(27)	(18)
Total current assets	(5,465)	(5,628)
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in SABMiller	0	0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	(13,440)	(14,215)
Finance assets, net	0	0
Due from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,790)
Other assets	(327)	(273)
Total Assets	(24,022)	(24,906)
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities:
Marketing	0	0
Employment costs	0	0
Settlement charges	0	0
Other	(83)	(79)
Dividends payable	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(5,382)	(5,549)
Total current liabilities	(5,465)	(5,628)
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(327)	(273)
Accrued pension costs	0	0
Accrued postretirement health care costs	0	0
Due to Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries	(4,790)	(4,790)
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(10,582)	(10,691)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	(9)	(9)
Additional paid-in capital	(13,998)	(13,638)
Earnings reinvested in the business	(1,397)	(1,780)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	1,964	1,212
Cost of repurchased stock	0	0
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	(13,440)	(14,215)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total stockholders' equity	(13,440)	(14,215)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ (24,022)	$ (24,906)