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Contingencies (Schedule Of Pending Cases) (Parenthetical) (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member])
Apr. 20, 2015
cases
Flight Attendants [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Loss contingency pending claims, number not included 2,546mo_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumberNotIncluded
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West Virginia Consolidated Proceeding [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Loss contingency pending claims, number included as one case 600mo_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumberIncludedAsOneCase
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= mo_WestVirginiaConsolidatedProceedingMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
West Virginia Consolidated Proceeding [Member] | PM USA [Member]
 
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Loss contingency pending claims, number included 346mo_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumberIncluded
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= mo_PhilipMorrisUSAMember
/ mo_LossContingenciesAxis
= mo_WestVirginiaConsolidatedProceedingMember
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= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember