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Capital Stock
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]  
Capital Stock
Capital Stock
At December 31, 2014, Altria Group, Inc. had 12 billion shares of authorized common stock; issued, repurchased and outstanding shares of common stock were as follows:
 
Shares Issued

 
Shares
Repurchased

 
Shares
Outstanding

Balances, December 31, 2011
2,805,961,317

 
(761,542,032
)
 
2,044,419,285

Stock award activity
—

 
181,011

 
181,011

Repurchases of
common stock
—

 
(34,860,000
)
 
(34,860,000
)
Balances, December 31, 2012
2,805,961,317

 
(796,221,021
)
 
2,009,740,296

Stock award activity
—

 
391,899

 
391,899

Repurchases of
common stock
—

 
(16,652,913
)
 
(16,652,913
)
Balances, December 31, 2013
2,805,961,317

 
(812,482,035
)
 
1,993,479,282

Stock award activity
—

 
447,840

 
447,840

Repurchases of
common stock
—

 
(22,452,599
)
 
(22,452,599
)
Balances, December 31, 2014
2,805,961,317

 
(834,486,794
)
 
1,971,474,523


At December 31, 2014, 45,070,039 shares of common stock were reserved for stock-based awards under Altria Group, Inc.’s stock plans, and 10 million shares of serial preferred stock, $1.00 par value, were authorized. No shares of serial preferred stock have been issued.